Research Article

Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) among Turkish Parents

Volume: 10 Number: 2 June 30, 2025
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Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) among Turkish Parents

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Food to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ-T). Materials and Methods: A total of 256 parents participated in the study, and the data were collected through a survey. Content validity was evaluated using the Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and the Content Validity Index (CVI). Construct validity was performed with Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Results: The majority of parents were between the ages of 31-40 (56.3%) and female (83.9%). The CVR was 1 for each item, and the CVI was 1 for the scale. The Turkish version of the scale was determined to have three factors and nine items, with factor loadings ranging from 0.63-0.90. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.84 for the total scale. CFA fit indices were found to be χ2/df=1.63, RMSEA=0.06, TLI=0.97, CFI=0.98, GFI=0.96, AGFI=0.92. Conclusion: FMCBQ-T is a valid and reliable tool for Turkish parents. Since it is known that the feeding style in childhood affects later years of life, FMCBQ-T is necessary to evaluate how parents use food to manage their children.

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Ethical Statement

The study was conducted according to the guidelines laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and all procedures involving research study participants were approved by the Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine Ethics Committee (Approval number: KAEK-482). Informed consent was obtained from all subjects.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nutrition and Dietetics (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 24, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

October 23, 2024

Acceptance Date

May 11, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Yücel, M., & Özbey Yücel, Ü. (2025). Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) among Turkish Parents. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences, 10(2), 103-110. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1570284
AMA
1.Yücel M, Özbey Yücel Ü. Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) among Turkish Parents. OTJHS. 2025;10(2):103-110. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1570284
Chicago
Yücel, Murat, and Ümüş Özbey Yücel. 2025. “Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) Among Turkish Parents”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 10 (2): 103-10. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1570284.
EndNote
Yücel M, Özbey Yücel Ü (June 1, 2025) Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) among Turkish Parents. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 10 2 103–110.
IEEE
[1]M. Yücel and Ü. Özbey Yücel, “Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) among Turkish Parents”, OTJHS, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 103–110, June 2025, doi: 10.26453/otjhs.1570284.
ISNAD
Yücel, Murat - Özbey Yücel, Ümüş. “Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) Among Turkish Parents”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 10/2 (June 1, 2025): 103-110. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1570284.
JAMA
1.Yücel M, Özbey Yücel Ü. Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) among Turkish Parents. OTJHS. 2025;10:103–110.
MLA
Yücel, Murat, and Ümüş Özbey Yücel. “Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) Among Turkish Parents”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences, vol. 10, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 103-10, doi:10.26453/otjhs.1570284.
Vancouver
1.Murat Yücel, Ümüş Özbey Yücel. Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Feeding to Manage Child Behavior Questionnaire (FMCBQ) among Turkish Parents. OTJHS. 2025 Jun. 1;10(2):103-10. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1570284

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