RT Journal Article
T1 Reliability and Validation of the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire in 3- to 6-Year-Old Spanish Children
A1 Pérez Jimeno, Gloria
A1 Maneschy, Ivi
A1 Moreno, Luis A.
A1 Bueno Lozano, Gloria
A1 Miguel Etayo, Pilar de
A1 Flores Rojas, Katherine
A1 Jurado Castro, José Manuel
A1 Lamas, Carmela de
A1 Vázquez Cobela, Rocío
A1 Martínez Lacruz, Raúl
A1 Portolés, Olga
A1 Martínez, J. Alfredo
A1 Navas Carretero, Santiago
A1 Schröder, Helmut
A1 Fito, Montserrat
A1 Babío, Nancy
A1 Salas Salvado, Jordi
A1 Leis Trabazo, María Rosaura
A1 Gil Campos, Mercedes
A1 Rupérez, Azahara I.
K1 Eating behavior
K1 Childhood obesity
K1 Body mass index
K1 Child eating behavior questionnaire
K1 Validation
K1 Reliability
AB Introduction: Eating behavior is often established during the first years of life. Therefore, it is important to make a research on it to understand the relationships that children have with food and how this can contribute to prevent the development of childhood obesity. An appropriate assessment of eating behavior can be achieved using the "Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire" (CEBQ). This questionnaire has been validated in several populations and languages, but it has never been translated, adapted, and validated for Spanish children. Aim: To evaluate the reliability and internal consistency of the CEBQ questionnaire, culturally adapted and translated into Spanish (Spain), in Spanish families with children aged 3 to 6 years, as well as its association with children's body mass index (BMI) to test its construct validity. Materials and methods: Children between 3 and 6 years old were recruited from the ongoing MELI-POP randomized controlled clinical trial, as well as from public schools located in middle class neighborhoods of Zaragoza, Spain, to complete the sample. Sociodemographic characteristics and anthropometric measures were obtained according to standardized methods. The 35-item CEBQ questionnaire was completed twice with a time difference of 3 weeks between each response. Statistical analyses included the evaluation of internal consistency and reliability of the questionnaire, a confirmatory factor analysis, and the association between the different CEBQ scales and the children's BMI. Results: A total of 197 children completed variables; 97 of them were boys (49.2%) and 100 girls (50.8%). Mean age of the total sample was 4.7 ± 0.9 years. There was a high test-re-test reliability of the questionnaire with values close to 1, with an average of 0.66 and a good internal consistency (Cronbach alpha with values above 0.7), so that a high reliability is established between the items in each scale. A gradual positive association was found between the score of different "pro-intake" scales of the CEBQ: "Food Responsiveness," "Emotional Overeating," and "Enjoyment of food" and the children's BMI; at the opposite, negative associations were observed between BMI and the score of anti-intake scales "Satiety Responsiveness," "Slowness in Eating," and "Emotional Undereating." Conclusion: The Spanish version of the CEBQ is a useful tool to assess the eating behavior of Spanish children because the high reliability and internal validity. There is a significant association between eating behavior and BMI in Spanish children.
PB Frontiers Media
SN 1664-1078
YR 2022
FD 2022-05-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45433
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45433
LA eng
NO Jimeno-Martínez, A., Maneschy, I., Moreno, L. A., Bueno-Lozano, G., De Miguel-Etayo, P., Flores-Rojas, K., Jurado-Castro, J. M., de Lamas, C., Vázquez-Cobela, R., Martinez-Lacruz, R., Portoles, O., Martínez, J. A., Navas-Carretero, S., Schröder, H., Fitó, M., Babio, N., Salas-Salvadó, J., Leis, R., Gil-Campos, M., & Rupérez, A. I. (2022). Reliability and Validation of the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire in 3- to 6-Year-Old Spanish Children. Frontiers in psychology, 13, 705912. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.705912
NO This study has been funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) through the project “PI20/00988” and co-funded by the European Union
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026