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Table 3 Independent and multi-group CFAs for child eating in males and females

From: Measurement equivalence of child feeding and eating measures across gender, ethnicity, and household food security

 

Overall fit indices

Comparative fit

Subscale

χ2 (df)

CFI

RMSEA (90% CI)

AIC

Child eating behaviour questionnaire

 Food responsiveness

  Female

6.485(5), p = .26

.991

.049 (.000 - .141)

–

  Male

6.844(5), p = .23

.991

.057 (.000 - .150)

–

  Configural Invariance

13.329(10), p = .21

.991

.037 (.000-.084)

73.329

  Loading Invariance

14.308(14), p = .43

.999

.010 (.000-.064)

66.308

  Intercept Invariance

14.661(19), p = .74

1.000

.000 (.000-.041)

56.661

 Emotional overeating

  Female

2.280(2), p = .32

.999

.034 (.000 - .185)

–

  Male

8.973(2), p = .01

.977

.174 (.070 - .297)

–

 Enjoyment of food

  Female

0.462(2), p = .79

1.000

.000 (.000 - .113)

–

  Male

1.041(2), p = .59

1.000

.000 (.000 - .153)

–

  Configural Invariance

1.504(4), p = .83

1.000

.000 (.000 - .058)

49.504

  Loading Invariance

3.590(7), p = .83

1.000

.000 (.000 - .048)

45.590

  Intercept Invariance

3.988(11), p = .97

1.000

.000 (.000 - .000)

37.988

 Desire to drink

  Female

0.000(0)

1.000

.000

–

  Male

0.000(0)

1.000

.000

–

  Configural Invariance

0.000(0)

1.000

.000

36.000

  Loading Invariance

6.196(2), p = .05

.991

.094 (.012 - .182)

38.196

  Intercept Invariance

14.395(5), p = .01

.979

.089 (.037 - .144)

40.395

 Satiety responsiveness

  Female

2.429(5), p = .79

1.000

.000 (.000 - .082)

–

  Male

2.271(5), p = .81

1.000

.000 (.000 - .080)

–

  Configural Invariance

4.700(10), p = .91

1.000

.000 (.000 - .028)

64.700

  Loading Invariance

9.674(14), p = .79

1.000

.000 (.000 - .042)

61.674

  Intercept Invariance

12.222(19), p = .88

1.000

.000 (.000 - .029)

54.222

 Slowness in eating

  Female

6.864(2), p = .03

.932

.140 (.035 - .261)

–

  Male

18.374(2), p < .01

.909

.267 (.164 - .384)

–

 Emotional undereating

  Female

6.013(2), p = .05

.961

.127 (.005 - .250)

–

  Males

6.481(2), p = .04

.967

.140 (.027 - .266)

–

 Food fussiness

  Female

55.537(9), p < .01

.880

.204 (.155 - .257)

–

  Male

35.779(9), p < .01

.932

.161 (.108 - .218)

–

  1. Note. Italicized analyses represent independent CFAs examining each subscale as a single latent factor. Food Responsiveness has 5 indicators, Emotional Overeating has 4 indicators, Enjoyment of Food has 4 indicators, Desire to Drink has 3 indicators, Satiety Responsiveness has 5 indicators, Slowness in Eating has 4 indicators, Emotional Undereating has 4 indicators, and Food Fussiness has 6 indicators. AIC is a comparative fit index for two or more groups
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