Table 2 Factor loadings of the factor analysis (Principal Components analysis with Variamax normalized rotation) with all 35 items of CEBQ.

My child refuses new food at first

0.85

My child is always asking for a drink

0.77

My child enjoys tasting new foods

0.86

If given the chance, my child would drink continuously throughout the day

0.81

My child enjoys a wide range of foods

0.65

If given the chance, my child would always be having a drink

0.83

My child is difficult to please with meals

0.57

My child is interested in tasting food s/he hasn't tasted before

0.87

Satiety responsiveness SR (Factor 8; 6.9% variance)

My child decides that s/he doesn't like a food, even without tasting it

0.77

My child has a big appetite ^e)

0.32

My child leaves food on his/her plate at the end of a meal

0.65

Emotional overeating/Food responsiveness EOE/FR (Factor 2; 9.2% variance) ^a)

My child gets full before his/her meal is finished

0.76

My child eats more when worried (EOE)

0.72

My child gets full up easily

0.62

My child eats more when annoyed (EOE)

0.73

My child cannot eat a meal if s/he has had a snack just before

0.60

My child eats more when anxious (EOE)

0.49

My child eats more when s/he has nothing else to do (EOE)

0.75

Slowness in eating SE (Factor 6; 6.1% variance)

My child is always asking for food (FR)^b)

0.41

My child finishes his/her meal quickly

0.80

If allowed to, my child would eat too much (FR)

0.67

My child eats slowly

0.86

Given the choice, my child would eat most of the time (FR)^c)

0.54

My child takes more than 30 minutes to finish a meal

0.59

If given the chance, my child would always have food in his/her mouth (FR)^d)

0.48

My child eats more and more slowly during the course of a meal ^f)

0.30

Even if my child is full up s/he finds room to eat his/her favourite food (FR) ^g)

0.03

Food responsiveness FR (Factor 7; 5.0% variance) ^g)

Emotional under-eating EUE (Factor 3; 8.1% variance)

Even if my child is full up s/he finds room to eat his/her favourite food ^g)

0.63

My child eats less when angry

0.87

My child is always asking for food ^b)

0.18

My child eats less when s/he is tired

0.72

If allowed to, my child would eat too much

0.33

My child eats more when s/he is happy

0.68

Given the choice, my child would eat most of the time ^c)

0.43

My child eats less when upset

0.87

If given the chance, my child would always have food in his/her mouth ^d)

0.51

Enjoyment of food EF (Factor 4; 11.0% variance)

My child loves food

0.73

My child has a big appetite (SR)^e)

0.62

My child is interested in food

0.70

My child looks forward to mealtimes

0.81

My child enjoys eating

0.81