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. 2002 Jul-Aug;26(4):284-95.
doi: 10.5993/ajhb.26.4.5.

Survey development for assessing correlates of young adolescents' eating

Amanda S Birnbaum  1 , Leslie A Lytle, David M Murray, Mary Story, Cheryl L Perry, Kerri N Boutelle
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Survey development for assessing correlates of young adolescents' eating

Amanda S Birnbaum et al. Am J Health Behav. 2002 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

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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