Table 2 Factor loadings for direct oblimin rotation in principal component analysis of eating behaviors
Subscale name and items | Loading | Subscale name and items | Loading |
|---|---|---|---|
Slowness in eating (SE; Factor 1: 20.97% Variance) | Food responsiveness FR (Factor 5: 5.48% Variance | ||
My child eats slowly | 0.80 | My child’s always asking for food | 0.72 |
My child takes more than 30 min to finish a meal | 0.87 | If given the chance, my child would always have food in his /her mouth | 0.90 |
My child finishes his/her meal quickly | 0.75 | Given the choice, my child would eat most of the time | 0.89 |
My child eats more and more slowly during a meal | 0.68 | If allowed to, my child would eat too much | 0.76 |
Enjoyment of Food (EF; Factor 2: 16.14% Variance | Even if my child is full up, s/he finds room to eat his /her favorite food | 0.71 | |
My child enjoys eating | 0.81 | Desire to Drink (DD; Factor 6: 4.83% Variance | |
My child loves food | 0.86 | If given the chance, my child would always be having a drink | 0.88 |
My child is interested in food | 0.83 | If given the chance, my child would drink continuously throughout the day | 0.85 |
My child looks forward to mealtimes | 0.77 | My child is always asking for a drink | 0.85 |
Food Fussiness (FF; Factor 3: 7.50% Variance | Emotional Undereating (EUE; Factor 7: 3.60% Variance | ||
My child enjoys tasting new foods | 0.77 | My child eats less when upset | 0.79 |
My child enjoys a wide variety of foods | 0.68 | My child eats less when angry | 0.89 |
My child is interested in tasting food s/he hasn’t tasted before | 0.75 | My child eats less when s/he is tired | 0.83 |
My child refuses new foods at first | 0.74 | My child eats less when s/he is tired | 0.66 |
My child decides that s/he doesn’t like food, even without tasting it | 0.63 | Satiety Responsiveness (SR; Factor 8: 3.30% Variance | |
Emotional Overeating (EOE; Factor 4: 5.75% Variance | My child gets full easily | 0.74 | |
My child eats more when anxious | 0.80 | My child leaves food on his/her plate at the end of a meal | 0.72 |
My child eats more when annoyed | 0.97 | My child gets full before his /her meal is finished | 0.77 |
My child eats more when worried | 0.97 | My child cannot eat a meal if s/he has had a snack just before | 0.58 |
My child eats more when s/he has nothing else to do | 0.73 |