Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Eater Questionnaire in University Students
| Autor: | Elena Sosa-Cordobés, Francisca María García-Padilla, Ángela María Ortega-Galán, Miriam Sánchez-Alcón, Almudena Garrido-Fernández, Juan Diego Ramos-Pichardo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Adult
Emotional eating Exploratory factor analysis Psychometrics Universities Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Reproducibility of Results Emotional Eater Questionnaire Confirmatory factor analysis Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Obesity College students Factor Analysis Statistical Students exploratory factor analysis confirmatory factor analysis college students emotional eating obesity |
| Zdroj: | Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva instname International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 17; Pages: 10965 |
| Popis: | Emotional Eating (EE) patterns have been shown to play a relevant role in the development of overweight and obesity. The aim of this study was to analyze the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Emotional Eater Questionnaire (EEQ) in university students from Huelva. The EEQ was administered to 1282 students (age 22.00 (±5.10), BMI 23.59 (±6.74)), belonging to the University of Huelva. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were carried out. The internal structure of the questionnaire, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity were analyzed. Principal component analysis of the questionnaire showed two dimensions, explaining 56% of the variance. Internal consistency showed a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.859 globally, and of 0.841–0.855 if the items were removed. The corrected item-total correlation yielded values of 0.444–0.687. The test-retest stability was ICC = 0.924 (p < 0.001). The data showed significant correlations between EEQ and the rest of the variables, and a Spearman’s Coefficient ranging from −0.367 to 0.400. The fit indexes were good for the confirmatory factor analysis. The results obtained with this structure found an adequate reliability and validity of the questionnaire in comparison with previous studies This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Education, as allocated to the intern ESC, with reference number (FPU18/04620) The authors thank all the students participating in the study for their selfless collaboration in this research. We also extend a special thanks to Ester Molina for her assistance with the write-up and English review of this study |
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