Title | Field testing a questionnaire assessing parental psychosocial factors related to consumption of calcium-rich foods by Hispanic, Asian, and Non-Hispanic white young adolescent children. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Vyduna, JL, Boushey, CJ, Bruhn, CM, Reicks, M, Auld, GW, Cluskey, M, Edlefsen, M, Misner, S, Olson, B, Schram, J, Zaghloul, S |
Journal | Ecology of food and nutrition |
Volume | 55 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 1-15 |
Date Published | 2016 Jan-Feb |
Abstract | Intervention strategies to increase calcium intake of parents and young adolescent children could be improved by identifying psychosocial factors influencing intake. The objective was to develop a tool to assess factors related to calcium intake among parents and Hispanic, Asian, and non-Hispanic white young adolescent children (10-13 years) meeting acceptable standards for psychometric properties. A parent questionnaire was constructed from interviews conducted to identify factors. Parents (n = 166) in the United States completed the questionnaire, with seventy-one completing it twice. Two constructs (Attitudes/Preferences and Social/Environmental) were identified and described by eighteen subscales with Cronbach's alpha levels from .50 to .79. Test-retest coefficients ranged from .68 to .85 (p < .001). Several subscales were statistically significantly associated with parent characteristics consistent with theory and published literature. This tool shows promise as a valid and reliable measure of factors associated with calcium-rich food intake among parents and young adolescent children. |
DOI | 10.1080/03670244.2015.1080166 |