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The aims of this study were, firstly, to examine the factor structure of single items from several self-report methods used to measure eating disorder symptoms, and secondly, in search for a short assessment instrument to reduce the number of items within each factor. Factor analyses were employed to identify and confirm the constructs measured by a total of sixty items drawn from these assessment...
The Eating Attitude Test (EAT) and its language-simplified version for children (ChEAT) have been popular instruments for the assessment of eating attitudes among children, adolescents and young adult females. Objective: Data collected from female adolescents using the ChEAT were analyzed to compare five previously proposed measurement models as well as a new model. Method: Confirmatory factor...
This study refers to the evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale among Mexican population. The exploratory factor analysis was carried out with 369 university males (mean age = 20.93 years). A three-factor structure that explains 45.64 % of the variance was found for the scale: 31.10 % by attitudes (α = 0.87), 10.70 % by substance intake (α = 0.72) and 3.84 % by...
Background Validation of body esteem measures in pre- and early adolescent male and female populations is essential as gender differences regarding weight and body size concerns often emerge during this developmental period. Objective The purpose of the current study was to analyze psychometric properties of the Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) in order to determine the utility...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether the muscle appearance satisfaction scale (MASS) shows acceptable psychometric properties in Mexican bodybuilders. Methods A total of 258 Mexican male bodybuilders were recruited. Two self-report questionnaires, including the MASS and drive for muscularity scale (DMS), were administered. Six models of the latent structure of the MASS were...
Weight stigma plays a damaging role in the life of the individuals with overweight and obesity who may internalise the widespread stigmatisation messages. Weight self-stigma is defined as personal experiences of shame, negative self-evaluations as well as perceived discrimination. It has been found to be related to experiential avoidance patterns and poorer outcomes. The current study aims to conduct...
Purpose The ORTO-11-ES questionnaire is a tool to assess the pathological obsession displayed by some individuals regarding healthy eating. The aims of this study were (1) to confirm the factor structure of the Spanish version of ORTO-11-ES using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and (2) to examine the possible association between the ORTO-11-ES score, gender and body mass index (BMI). Methods...
Aims To explore the validity and recommend cut-off scores in an English-speaking sample for 9, 11, and 15-item versions of the ORTO measure for orthorexia, a proposed eating disorder characterised by a pathological obsession with consuming only ‘healthy’ foods. Materials and methods The sample comprised of 585 participants (82.4% female) who completed an online questionnaire containing the ORTO-15,...
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