4. Discussion
eating behaviors
The present study aimed to validate the SEREB-C. Our preliminary results indicated that SEREB-C has good psychometric quality regarding reliability (i.e., exhibits good Cronbach’s alpha and omega coefficients) and validity evidence (e.g., positive relationship with external relevant measures). Moreover, the two-factor model was a better fit than the one-factor model. In the current study, items focused on activation and temptation situations were saturated in one factor, and items focused on negative emotional situations were saturated in the other. The activation and temptation situations factor describes triggers that make children struggle to cope with unhealthy foods and to make healthy choices (e.g., school breaks and having much unhealthy food at home) [Regarding concurrent and predictive validity, our preliminary results confirmed the hypothesis that the SEREB-C is positively related to self-regulation processes towards healthy eating, declarative knowledge about healthy eating, and attitudes and perceptions toward healthy eating [Health professionals, teachers, and counselors could use SEREB-C to evaluate children’s self-efficacy to regulate their healthy eating behaviors and design tailored interventions to support the development of positive self-efficacy beliefs to regulate eating behaviors accordingly. Research has been suggesting that the design of interventions should not only transmit knowledge about healthy eating but combine it with training on self-regulation strategies related to healthy eating behaviors [