Mothers misunderstand questions on a feeding questionnaire
Mothers misunderstand questions on a feeding questionnaire
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DOI：
10.1016/j.appet.2003.12.002
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发表时间：
2004-06-01
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影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Whitaker, RC
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作者：
Jain, A;Sherman, SN;Whitaker, RC
喂养问卷并没有一致地确定母亲的信念或行为与学龄前儿童变得超重。原因之一可能是母亲们没有按照问卷设计者的意图理解问题中的结构。本研究评估项目的学前儿童喂养问卷（PFQ）-母亲问卷喂养的做法和信念有关的学龄前儿童的体重状况。七个录音采访进行了24-59个月大的孩子在芝加哥参加妇女，婴儿和儿童的特殊补充营养计划的非洲裔美国人的母亲。被调查者对PFQ中的问题的解释与预期的不同。特别是，在孩子喂养，推动孩子吃更多的结构困难，并使用食物来安抚孩子的母亲，但没有捕获的问卷上的项目。因此，定性访谈可以帮助匹配的意图，在问一个问题，其解释的受访者。不匹配可能导致我们对早期肥胖原因的理解水平较低。(C)2004 Elsevier Ltd.保留所有权利。
Feeding questionnaires have not consistently identified mothers' beliefs or behaviors associated with preschool children becoming overweight. One reason may be that mothers do not understand the constructs in the questions in the way intended by the developers of the questionnaire. This study assessed items on the Preschooler Feeding Questionnaire (PFQ)-a maternal questionnaire about feeding practices and beliefs relating to the weight status of preschoolers. Seven audio-taped interviews were conducted with African American mothers of 24-59 month-old children in Chicago enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Questions in the PFQ were interpreted by respondents to mean something other than what was intended. In particular, the constructs difficulty in child feeding, pushing the child to eat more, and using food to calm the child were present among the mothers but not captured by items on the questionnaire. Thus, qualitative interviewing could help to match the intention in asking a question with its interpretation by respondents. A mismatch may contribute to our low level of understanding about the causes of early obesity. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.