| dc.contributor.author | Jellison, Savanna Elizabeth Jean Westrom | |
| dc.description.abstract | There is currently no universal definition for picky eating. Picky eating is also currently viewed as a binary decision. The purpose of the current study was to develop a spectrum of picky eating. The researchers used a why instead of what approach to identifying 23 picky eating categories and themes among individuals. Exploratory Factor Analysis was utilized on pilot data (N = 412) and items loaded on three factors. The first factor consisted of 7 items (α = .76) and accounted for 24.56% of the variance in the data. Factor two consisted of 10 items (α = .79) accounting for 9.87% of variance and factor three consisted of 5 items (α = .66) and accounted for 6.85% of the variance. Our results indicate that the picky eating spectrum identifies various behaviors of picky eating that could lead to targeted interventions and potentially reduce parental frustration and picky eating. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | Asking Why, Instead of What: Investigating a Picky Eating Spectrum | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-07T14:56:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-06-07T14:56:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/32690 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Human Sciences and Education | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Exercise Science and Nutrition | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Hilliard, Elizabeth | |
