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Satter Feeding Dynamics Inventory: Response mapping identified a valid tool to assess parent adherence to the division of responsibility in feeding young children
Author(s) -
Lohse Barbara,
Arnold Kristen,
Satter Ellyn
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.623.7
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , competence (human resources) , psychology , autonomy , face validity , nutrition education , developmental psychology , psychometrics , social psychology , gerontology , medicine , psychiatry , political science , law
Satter's division of responsibility in feeding (sDOR) is recognized as the best‐practice model for feeding young children; however, a tool to assess parent adherence to sDOR is not available. The Satter Feeding Dynamics Inventory (fdSI) was developed to evaluate sDOR and measure impact of sDOR‐promoting interventions. Item generation, based on the Satter Model of Feeding Dynamics targeted key concepts: parent leadership and child autonomy. fdSI development and testing was accomplished in 5 iterative phases resulting in item deletion, revision, or addition to address all model constructs. Recruited from preschools and low‐income venues, participants completed the phase‐specific fdSI and a measure of eating competence (EC). Each phase included comparing fdSI responses to face‐to‐face cognitive interviews (n=80) to map interview comments to survey selection. All phases targeted low‐income mothers; phases 3 and 4 also tested persons who were not low‐income. Phase 3, 4, and 5 participants differed in education level, mean age, food security, race/ethnicity, WIC participation, and EC. Findings from dual phase participants (n=5) supported fdSI revisions from phase 3 to 4. EC moderated fdSI and interview responses. The resulting 15‐item fdSI is face and content valid; construct validation will facilitate use in interventions to improve parent feeding behaviors, vital to public health. SNAP‐Ed, USDA funding.