Eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the DEBQ

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) in a community sample of chilean adults. The sample comprised 627 participants who completed a battery of questionnaires. The mean age of the sample was 36.07 years (SD =12.49),...

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Autores principales:	Andrés,Ana, Oda-Montecinos,Camila, Saldaña,Carmina
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica 2017
Materias:	assessment cross-validation DEBQ eating behavior psychometric analysis
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-480820170002001412017-09-22Eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the DEBQAndrés,AnaOda-Montecinos,CamilaSaldaña,Carmina assessment cross-validation DEBQ eating behavior psychometric analysis Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) in a community sample of chilean adults. The sample comprised 627 participants who completed a battery of questionnaires. The mean age of the sample was 36.07 years (SD =12.49), and 66.2% of them were women. Mean body mass index (BMI) was 25.61 kg/m2 (SD =4.20). Item analysis suggested that one item yielded very low corrected item-total correlation. The internal structure analysis revealed that the three-factor model showed a good fit. Internal structure was adequate. A gender effect was found in DEBQ scores, and there was a positive significant association between BMI and DEBQ scores. The correlation analysis supported the adequate convergent validity of the scale. The present study provides evidence to support the adequate reliability and validity of the DEBQ when applied in a chilean population.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de Psicología ClínicaTerapia psicológica v.35 n.2 20172017-07-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-48082017000200141en10.4067/s0718-48082017000200141
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description	Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) in a community sample of chilean adults. The sample comprised 627 participants who completed a battery of questionnaires. The mean age of the sample was 36.07 years (SD =12.49), and 66.2% of them were women. Mean body mass index (BMI) was 25.61 kg/m2 (SD =4.20). Item analysis suggested that one item yielded very low corrected item-total correlation. The internal structure analysis revealed that the three-factor model showed a good fit. Internal structure was adequate. A gender effect was found in DEBQ scores, and there was a positive significant association between BMI and DEBQ scores. The correlation analysis supported the adequate convergent validity of the scale. The present study provides evidence to support the adequate reliability and validity of the DEBQ when applied in a chilean population.
author	Andrés,Ana Oda-Montecinos,Camila Saldaña,Carmina
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title	Eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the DEBQ
title_short	Eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the DEBQ
title_full	Eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the DEBQ
title_fullStr	Eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the DEBQ
title_full_unstemmed	Eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the DEBQ
title_sort	eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the debq
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica
publishDate	2017
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Eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the DEBQ

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