Table 2 Factor loadings on Varimax Rotated Solution of Principal Components analysis (CEBQ, N = 219)

Slowness in eating (Factor 1: 11.7% variance)

Food responsiveness 1 (Factor 4: 6.2% variance)

4. My child finishes his/her meal quickly

0.66

28. Even if my child is full up s/he finds room to eat his/her

0.67

8. My child eats slowly

0.76

favourite food

18. My child takes more than 30 minutes to finish a meal

0.63

34. If given the chance, my child would always have food in his/her mouth

0.68

Emotional under-eating (Factor 2: 6.0% variance)

11. My child eats less when s/he is tired

0.62

Drink desire (Factor 5: 7.1%variance)

23. My child eats more when she is happy

0.60

6. My child is always asking for a drink

0.80

25.My child eats less when upset

0.76

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

0.80

Food fussiness (Factor 3: 6.8% variance)

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

0.82

7. My child refuses new food at first

0.71

Emotional overeating (Factor 6: 6.6%variance)

10. My child enjoys tasting new foods

0.77

2. My child eats more when worried

0.65

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

0.75

13. My child eats more when annoyed

0.74

15. My child eats more when anxious

0.77

Food responsiveness 2 (Factor 7: 7.7% variance)

12. My child is always asking for food

0.65

19. Given the choice, my child would eat most of the time

0.64