Validity and reliability of the baby Eating behaviour Questionnaire in a Turkey sample

ABSTRACT

The research was centered on developing a Turkish version of the Baby Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (BEBQ), ensuring cultural and linguistic adaptation while upholding its reliability and validity. Employing a methodological approach, the study encompassed 202 mothers whose infants were aged between 0 and 6 months. Data collection took place from December 2022 to January 2023, utilizing the Parent Demographic Questionnaire and BEBQ. Statistical analysis incorporated descriptive statistics, assessing reliability through Cronbach’s alpha, test-retest, and item-total score analysis. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted, revealing 18 items across 4 sub-dimensions, explaining 58.3% of total variance. The scale demonstrated high reliability with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.81, while Confirmatory Factor Analysis validated the model with a Root Mean Square Error of Approximation at 0.074. Test-retest results exhibited a strong correlation (Pearson Correlation of 0.97, p < 0.001). The adapted BEBQ serves as a valid, reliable tool for evaluating infant feeding behavior in the Turkish context.

KEYWORDS:

• Eating disorders
• eating behaviour
• infants
• pediatric
• validity

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the and all the mothers who participated in the questionnaire.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Ethical approval

Before carrying out the validity and reliability study, the researchers obtained permission from the owner of the original scale through email (Llewellyn et al. 2011). The research was also approved by the Non-Interventional Studies Ethics Committee of a state university (Decision number: 2022/502, Decision Date: 13 April 2022). All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were by the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Consent to participate

Before the study was conducted, the mothers were informed about the study. Written consent was obtained from them online for participation.

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Funding

The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.