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Validation of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) in a sample of Spanish women
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PloS one, 2015
The Three-Factor-Eating-Questionnaire (TFEQ) is an established instrument to assess eating behaviour. Analysis of the TFEQ-factor structure was based on selected, convenient and clinical samples so far. Aims of this study were (I) to analyse the factor structure of the German version of the TFEQ and (II)-based on the refined factor structure-to examine the association between eating behaviour and the body mass index (BMI) in a general population sample of 3,144 middle-aged and older participants (40-79 years) of the ongoing population based cohort study of the Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases (LIFE Health Study). The factor structure was examined in a split-half analysis with both explorative and confirmatory factor analysis. Associations between TFEQ-scores and BMI values were tested with multiple regression analyses controlled for age, gender, and education. We found a three factor solution for the TFEQ with an 'uncontrolled…
La Presse Médicale, 2015
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Eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the DEBQ
Terapia psicológica, 2017
the aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Dutch eating Behavior Questionnaire (DeBQ) in a community sample of chilean adults. the sample comprised 627 participants who completed a battery of questionnaires. the mean age of the sample was 36.07 years (sD =12.49), and 66.2% of them were women. Mean body mass index (BMi) was 25.61 kg/m 2 (sD =4.20). item analysis suggested that one item yielded very low corrected item-total correlation. the internal structure analysis revealed that the threefactor model showed a good fit. Internal structure was adequate. A gender effect was found in DEBQ scores, and there was a positive significant association between BMI and DEBQ scores. The correlation analysis supported the adequate convergent validity of the scale. the present study provides evidence to support the adequate reliability and validity of the DeBQ when applied in a chilean population.
Journal of Public Health, 2019
Aim Previous research introduced the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire that allows the measurement of emotional, external and restrained eating styles. However, only limited data exist about long-term test-retest reliability, particularly for clinical participants. Subjects and methods The current study evaluated the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire 12-month test-retest reliability and internal consistency using the responses of 494 participants (241 pre-bariatric participants and 253 normal-weight controls). Results Internal consistency remained acceptable for each group at both time points. Cronbach's α ranged from 0.81 (restrained eating at time 1 in pre-bariatric group) to 0.94 (external eating at time 1 in normal-weight group). Also, the stability estimates were satisfactory and ranged from 0.79 (restrained eating in pre-bariatric group) to 0.92 (external eating in normal-weight group). Conclusion It is concluded that the internal consistency of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire is excellent, and that the testretest reliability results suggest that items intended to measure three types of eating styles were likely testing trait, rather than state, factors, regardless of whether normal-weight controls were included in, or excluded from, the analyses. Finally, the measurement invariance of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire across body mass index status was assessed. It indicated that the three-factor structure had the best fit to the data, and this dimensional structure proved to be invariant across body mass index status.
Nutrients, 2014
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The Portuguese short form of the Eating Attitudes Test‐40
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Bulgarian Adaptation of the Long Form of the Eating Attitudes Test for Adolescents Aged 14-18
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The psychometric properties of the Eating Attitude Test in a non-Western population
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