Validation of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire in a Romanian Adult Population

(1) Background: Obesity, part of the triple global burden of disease, is increasingly attracting research on its preventive and curative management. Knowledge of eating behavior can be useful both at the individual level (to individualize treatment for obesity) and the population level (to implement...

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Autores principales:	Lidia Iuliana Arhire, Otilia Niță, Alina Delia Popa, Ana-Maria Gal, Oana Dumitrașcu, Andreea Gherasim, Laura Mihalache, Mariana Graur
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	DEBQ emotional eating external eating dietary restraint assessment of eating behavior obesity causes Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:74ab301b45da49498c2fbfc95644e3812021-11-25T18:34:57ZValidation of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire in a Romanian Adult Population10.3390/nu131138902072-6643https://doaj.org/article/74ab301b45da49498c2fbfc95644e3812021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3890https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643(1) Background: Obesity, part of the triple global burden of disease, is increasingly attracting research on its preventive and curative management. Knowledge of eating behavior can be useful both at the individual level (to individualize treatment for obesity) and the population level (to implement more suitable food policies). The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) is a widely used international tool to assess eating behavior, i.e., emotional, external and restricted eating styles. The aim of this study was to validate the Romanian version of DEBQ, as obesity is a major concern in Romania. (2) Methods: Our study tested the psychometric properties of the Romanian version of DEBQ on an adult population and explored the associations of eating behavior with weight status (3) Results: The study showed a factor load similar to the original version of the questionnaire and a very good internal validity (Cronbach’s alpha fidelity coefficient greater than 0.8 for all scales of the questionnaire) for the Romanian version of DEBQ and showed that all of the scales positively correlated with body mass index in both men and women. (4) Conclusions: This study will enable the use of the DEBQ Romanian version on the adult population of Romania where the findings could be incorporated into developing better strategies to reduce the burden of nutrition-related diseases.Lidia Iuliana ArhireOtilia NițăAlina Delia PopaAna-Maria GalOana DumitrașcuAndreea GherasimLaura MihalacheMariana GraurMDPI AGarticleDEBQemotional eatingexternal eatingdietary restraintassessment of eating behaviorobesity causesNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3890, p 3890 (2021)
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topic	DEBQ emotional eating external eating dietary restraint assessment of eating behavior obesity causes Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
spellingShingle	DEBQ emotional eating external eating dietary restraint assessment of eating behavior obesity causes Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Lidia Iuliana Arhire Otilia Niță Alina Delia Popa Ana-Maria Gal Oana Dumitrașcu Andreea Gherasim Laura Mihalache Mariana Graur Validation of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire in a Romanian Adult Population
description	(1) Background: Obesity, part of the triple global burden of disease, is increasingly attracting research on its preventive and curative management. Knowledge of eating behavior can be useful both at the individual level (to individualize treatment for obesity) and the population level (to implement more suitable food policies). The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) is a widely used international tool to assess eating behavior, i.e., emotional, external and restricted eating styles. The aim of this study was to validate the Romanian version of DEBQ, as obesity is a major concern in Romania. (2) Methods: Our study tested the psychometric properties of the Romanian version of DEBQ on an adult population and explored the associations of eating behavior with weight status (3) Results: The study showed a factor load similar to the original version of the questionnaire and a very good internal validity (Cronbach’s alpha fidelity coefficient greater than 0.8 for all scales of the questionnaire) for the Romanian version of DEBQ and showed that all of the scales positively correlated with body mass index in both men and women. (4) Conclusions: This study will enable the use of the DEBQ Romanian version on the adult population of Romania where the findings could be incorporated into developing better strategies to reduce the burden of nutrition-related diseases.
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author	Lidia Iuliana Arhire Otilia Niță Alina Delia Popa Ana-Maria Gal Oana Dumitrașcu Andreea Gherasim Laura Mihalache Mariana Graur
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title	Validation of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire in a Romanian Adult Population
title_short	Validation of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire in a Romanian Adult Population
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title_sort	validation of the dutch eating behavior questionnaire in a romanian adult population
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publishDate	2021
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Validation of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire in a Romanian Adult Population

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