TY - JOUR
T1 - A cross-country examination of emotional eating, restrained eating and intuitive eating: Measurement Invariance across eight countries
AU - Lo Coco, Gianluca
AU - Gullo, Salvatore
AU - Granero-Gallegos, Antonio
AU - Dion, Jacinthe
AU - Manzoni, Gian Mauro
AU - Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew
AU - Sicilia, Alvaro
AU - Mccabe, Marita
AU - He, Qiqiang
AU - Blackburn, Marie-Eve
AU - Alcaraz-Ibánez, Manuel
AU - Hayami-Chisuwa, Naomi
AU - Pietrabissat, Giada
AU - Maïano, Christophe
AU - Strodl, Esben
AU - Aimé, Annie
AU - Castelnuovo, Gianluca
AU - Begin, Catherine
AU - Markey, Charlotte
AU - Caltabiano, Marie L.
AU - Probst, Michel
AU - Mellor, David
AU - Rodgers, Rachel F.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This study examined the measurement invariance of three scales that assessed emotional eating, restrained eating, and intuitive eating across eight countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United States) in order to determine their suitability for cross-country body image research. A total of 6272 young adults took part in this study. Participants completed an online survey including the Emotional Eating subscale of the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire-Revised 21, the Restraint subscale of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, and the Reliance on Hunger and Satiety Cues subscale of The Intuitive Eating Scale-2. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate potential cross-country differences in functioning of the measures. Partial invariance for all three scales was found, with only minor levels of non-invariance identified. Multiple indicator multiple cause models identified BMI and gender as potential influences on scores for these measures. Sources of invariance across groups are discussed, as well as implications for further substantive research across countries involving these measures.
AB - This study examined the measurement invariance of three scales that assessed emotional eating, restrained eating, and intuitive eating across eight countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United States) in order to determine their suitability for cross-country body image research. A total of 6272 young adults took part in this study. Participants completed an online survey including the Emotional Eating subscale of the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire-Revised 21, the Restraint subscale of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, and the Reliance on Hunger and Satiety Cues subscale of The Intuitive Eating Scale-2. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate potential cross-country differences in functioning of the measures. Partial invariance for all three scales was found, with only minor levels of non-invariance identified. Multiple indicator multiple cause models identified BMI and gender as potential influences on scores for these measures. Sources of invariance across groups are discussed, as well as implications for further substantive research across countries involving these measures.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/442521
M3 - Article
VL - 35
SP - 245
EP - 254
JO - Body Image
JF - Body Image
SN - 1740-1445
ER -