Survey development for assessing correlates of young adolescents' eating.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
OBJECTIVE: To describe the development and psychometric testing of a survey to assess multiple influences on young adolescents' eating behaviors. METHODS: A 204-item survey was piloted with middle-school students. We incorporated a broad view of determinants of eating behavior in an effort to expand the current field of predictors. RESULTS: The survey was reduced to 147 items and administered to 3,878 students. Internal consistencies were generally >0.70. Test-retest reliabilities were 0.30-0.98, mostly >0.60. CONCLUSIONS: We estimated psychometric properties for a range of measures in a diverse sample. This is important as the increasing demand for outcomes-based research expands the need for psychometrically sound survey measures.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Birnbaum, AS; Lytle, LA; Murray, DM; Story, M; Perry, CL; Boutelle, KN
Published Date
- July 2002
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 26 / 4
Start / End Page
- 284 - 295
PubMed ID
- 12081361
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1087-3244
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.5993/ajhb.26.4.5
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England