Psychometric analysis of an eating behaviour questionnaire for an overweight and obese Chinese population in Singapore
| Autor: | Kok Joon Chong, Yung Seng Lee, Chin Meng Khoo, Eric Yin Hao Khoo, Michael J. Meaney, Hwee Lin Wee, Mary Foong-Fong Chong, Kwang Wei Tham, Kavita Venkataraman, E-Shyong Tai, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow, M Na'im Mohamad Ayob |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult Male Psychometrics Population Emotions 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Overweight Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences Eating 0302 clinical medicine Goodness of fit Asian People Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Obesity education General Psychology education.field_of_study Singapore 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics Emotional eating medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Disinhibition Female medicine.symptom Psychology Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire Social psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Appetite. 101 |
| ISSN: | 1095-8304 |
| Popis: | Objectives Previous studies reveal that the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ), which assesses eating behaviour, performs differently across population groups and cultures. We aimed to identify the factor structure that is most appropriate to capture eating behaviour in an overweight and obese Chinese population in Singapore. Methods TFEQ-51 was administered to 444 Chinese subjects pooled from four separate studies and scored according to various alternative versions of the TFEQ. Confirmatory factor analyses and goodness of fit indices were used to determine the most appropriate factor structure. Known-group validity analyses were conducted. Results Niemeier's Disinhibition Factors and the TFEQ-R18 factor structures were found to be the most applicable in our population based on goodness of fit indices, with a x2/df ratio of 0.9 for both. Only two of three factors (Emotional Eating and Uncontrolled Eating) of the TFEQ-R18 showed good internal consistency, while none of Niemeier's Disinhibition Factors showed good internal consistency. Known-group validity showed that Emotional Eating and Internal Disinhibition were significantly associated with higher BMI. Conclusion We found that the TFEQ-R18 factor structure is the most appropriate and practical for use in measuring eating behaviour in an overweight and obese Chinese population in Singapore. |
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