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OBJECTIVE: The Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) measures parental attitudes toward feeding practices that directly influence children's eating habits. This study aims to determine the reliability and validity of the Turkish adaptation of the CFPQ developed by Musher-Eizenman et al. DESIGN: Validity and reliability analyses were conducted for the T-CFPQ. In addition to reliability analyses and partial correlations between scale dimensions, correlations between scale dimensions according to mothers' BMI and children's BMI z-scores were also examined. SETTING: Parents with children aged 18 months to 8 years living in the community. PARTICIPANTS: The study sample consisted of 274 parents with children aged 18 months to 8 years who agreed to participate in the online survey. RESULTS: In this study, 47 items and 12-factor structure describing feeding practices were supported by CFA. Although most of the dimensions of the T-CFPQ showed significant correlations with each other, the highest correlation was found between the encourage balance/variety and the dimension of modeling and teaching nutrition (r=0.53; 0.50) (p<0.05). There was a negative correlation between the child's BMI z-score and the pressure to eat dimension (r=-0.173; p<0.01) and a positive correlation between the restriction for weight dimension (r =0.339; p<0.01). Maternal BMI was negatively associated with the involvement dimension (r=-0.121; p<0.05) and positively associated with the restriction for weight dimension (r=0.154; p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The findings revealed that the T-CFPQ is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be applied to obtain the necessary information for evaluating nutritional interactions between parent and child.
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This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship between nutrition according to chronotype and the Mediterranean diet and environmental footprints. "Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire" was used to determine the chronotype classification, and "Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener" was used to evaluate adherence to the Mediterranean diet. In addition, the food consumption record of the participants was taken and the carbon and water footprints were calculated. A total of 472 adults with a mean age of 22.7 ± 5.0 years participated in the study. Accordingly, 61.0% of the participants were morning type, 15.7% were intermediate type, and 23.3% were evening type. Individuals with higher chronotype values (morning) tended to be more adherent to the Mediterranean diet and had lower environmental (carbon and water) footprints (p < 0.05). The results of this study; showed that diet according to chronotype affects adherence to the Mediterranean diet and environmental footprints.
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to determine factors affecting hedonic hunger in adults. DESIGN AND METHODS: A cross-sectional research design was used to collect face-to-face data from 315 adults, aged 18-65 years, residing in Balikesir/Turkey by way of a questionnaire. FINDINGS: Hedonic hunger was found to be higher in women and also rates decreased with age. As body mass index increased, so did hedonic hunger. Hedonic hunger was seen as higher in individuals who do not engage in regular physical activity, those who consume nighttime snacks, and persons who follow a weight loss diet. It has been determined that individuals with hedonic hunger have a high level of food craving, impulsiveness, and low self-esteem. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Controlling psychological factors such as impulsiveness and self-esteem can be effective in reducing hedonic hunger.
