TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavioral pediatrics feeding assessment scale in young children with autism spectrum disorder
T2 - Psychometrics and associations with child and parent variables
AU - Allen, Stephanie L.
AU - Smith, Isabel M.
AU - Duku, Eric
AU - Vaillancourt, Tracy
AU - Szatmari, Peter
AU - Bryson, Susan
AU - Fombonne, Eric
AU - Volden, Joanne
AU - Waddell, Charlotte
AU - Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie
AU - Roberts, Wendy
AU - Mirenda, Pat
AU - Bennett, Teresa
AU - Elsabbagh, Mayada
AU - Georgiades, Stelios
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology.
PY - 2014/10/12
Y1 - 2014/10/12
N2 - Objective The factor structure and validity of the Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS; Crist & Napier-Phillips, 2001) were examined in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the original BPFAS five-factor model, the fit of each latent variable, and a rival one-factor model. None of the models was adequate, thus a categorical exploratory factor analysis (CEFA) was conducted. Correlations were used to examine relations between the BPFAS and concurrent variables of interest. Results The CEFA identified an acceptable three-factor model. Correlational analyses indicated that feeding problems were positively related to parent-reported autism symptoms, behavior problems, sleep problems, and parenting stress, but largely unrelated to performance-based indices of autism symptom severity, language, and cognitive abilities, as well as child age. Conclusion These results provide evidence supporting the use of the identified BPFAS three-factor model for samples of young children with ASD.
AB - Objective The factor structure and validity of the Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS; Crist & Napier-Phillips, 2001) were examined in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the original BPFAS five-factor model, the fit of each latent variable, and a rival one-factor model. None of the models was adequate, thus a categorical exploratory factor analysis (CEFA) was conducted. Correlations were used to examine relations between the BPFAS and concurrent variables of interest. Results The CEFA identified an acceptable three-factor model. Correlational analyses indicated that feeding problems were positively related to parent-reported autism symptoms, behavior problems, sleep problems, and parenting stress, but largely unrelated to performance-based indices of autism symptom severity, language, and cognitive abilities, as well as child age. Conclusion These results provide evidence supporting the use of the identified BPFAS three-factor model for samples of young children with ASD.
KW - assessment
KW - autism spectrum
KW - eating and feeding disorders
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv006
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv006
M3 - Article
C2 - 25725217
AN - SCOPUS:84937441916
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 40
SP - 581
EP - 590
JO - Journal of pediatric psychology
JF - Journal of pediatric psychology
IS - 6
ER -