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- Title
To feed or let eat! A scale of independence, exploration, and family to measure baby‐led weaning as a complementary feeding approach.
- Authors
Studer‐Perez, Emma; Musher‐Eizenman, Dara
- Abstract
Background: This article reports the development and validation of a measure of parents' use of baby‐led weaning (BLW). BLW is a child‐centred approach to complementary feeding where the infant is allowed to eat whole foods (rather than purees) and explore a variety of foods and textures. To date, parents' use of BLW has been assessed using either single items or a wide variety of measures. Method: In this study, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on independent samples supported three BLW subscales: independence, exploration, and family. Results: The final 13‐item scale showed adequate fit statistics and good reliability (χ2(62) = 115.02, p < 0.001; CFI = 0.98; TLI = 0.98; RMSEA = 0.05; SRMR = 0.06; exploration a = 0.738; family a = 0.715; independence a = 0.809). In addition, the scale demonstrated good external validity and related in theoretically expected ways to an infant feeding‐style measure and parent report of complementary feeding approach. This study was limited as it was mostly white parents, and the scale should be validated on a more diverse sample. Conclusions: Future research can use this scale to examine if BLW relates to infant taste preferences, parenting styles, and child eating behaviours to improve child nutrition and health outcomes. Key Points: To date, there is limited operationalisation of BLW as a complementary feeding style.This study created a scale to measure BLW as a complementary feeding style.Three main factors emerged from the items: exploration, independence, and family.Future research should target the effects of BLW on child nutrition and feeding outcomes.
- Subjects
RESEARCH; RESEARCH evaluation; NUTRITION; INFANTS; NUTRITIONAL requirements; INFANT nutrition; FACTOR analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; INFANT weaning; WHITE people; PARENTS
- Publication
Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, 2023, Vol 36, Issue 3, p810
- ISSN
0952-3871
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jhn.13110