Table 1 Example items from IFSQ by subscale
Style Domains | Sub-Scale Name |
|---|---|
Responsive | Satiety (7 items) |
Behavior | (Child) lets me know when s/he is full |
Belief | Child knows when s/he is full |
Responsive | Attention (5 items) |
Behavior | Talk to (child) to encourage him/her to eat |
Belief | Important to help or encourage a toddler to eat |
Restrictive | Amount (4 items) |
Behavior | I carefully control how much (child) eats |
Belief | Important parent decides how much infant should eat |
Restrictive | Diet Quality (7 items) |
Behavior | I let (child) eat fast food |
Belief | A toddler should never eat fast food |
Pressuring | Finishing (8 items) |
Behavior | Try to get (child) to finish his/her food |
Belief | Important for toddler finish all food on his/her plate |
Pressuring | Cereal (5 items) |
Behavior | Give/gave (child) cereal in the bottle |
Belief | An infant <6 mo needs more than formula or breastmilk to be full |
Pressuring | Soothing (4 items) |
Behavior | When (child) cries, I immediately feed him/her |
Belief | Best way to make infant stop crying is to feed |
Indulgent | Coaxing (8 items) |
Behavior | Allow child to eat desserts/sweets to make sure s/he gets enough |
Belief | Toddlers should be allowed to eat desserts/sweets to make sure they get enough |
Indulgent | Soothing (8 items) |
Behavior | Allow child watch tv while eating to keep him/her from crying |
Belief | Toddlers should be allowed to watch tv while eating to keep them from crying |
Indulgent | Pampering (8 items) |
Behavior | Allow child to eat desserts/sweets to keep him/her happy |
Belief | Toddlers should be allowed to eat desserts/sweets to keep them happy |
Laissez-faire | Attention (5 items) |
Behavior | When (name of child) has/had a bottle, I prop/propped it up |
Belief | I think it is okay to prop an infant’s bottle |
Laissez-faire | Diet Quality (6 items) |
Behavior | I keep track of what food (child) eats†|
Belief | A toddler should be able to eat whatever s/he wants for snacks |