Dimensions of vegetable parenting practices among preschoolers

Tom Baranowski; Tzu An Chen; Teresia O'Connor; Sheryl Hughes; Alicia Beltran; Leslie Frankel; Cassandra Diep; Janice C. Baranowski

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2013.05.015

Dimensions of vegetable parenting practices among preschoolers

Tom Baranowski, Tzu An Chen, Teresia O'Connor, Sheryl Hughes, Alicia Beltran, Leslie Frankel, Cassandra Diep, Janice C. Baranowski

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the factor structure of 31 effective and ineffective vegetable parenting practices used by parents of preschool children based on three theoretically proposed factors: responsiveness, control and structure. The methods employed included both corrected item-total correlations and confirmatory factor analysis. Acceptable fit was obtained only when effective and ineffective parenting practices were analyzed separately. Among effective items the model included one second order factor (effectiveness) and the three proposed first order factors. The same structure was revealed among ineffective items, but required correlated paths be specified among items. A theoretically specified three factor structure was obtained among 31 vegetable parenting practice items, but likely to be effective and ineffective items had to be analyzed separately. Research is needed on how these parenting practices factors predict child vegetable intake.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	89-93
Number of pages	5
Journal	Appetite
Volume	69
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2013.05.015
State	Published - 2013

Keywords

Factor analysis
Parenting practices
Preschoolers
Psychometrics
Vegetables

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Psychology
Nutrition and Dietetics

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