A cross-country examination of emotional eating, restrained eating and intuitive eating: Measurement Invariance across eight countries

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A cross-country examination of emotional eating, restrained eating and intuitive eating: Measurement Invariance across eight countries

Giada Pietrabissa Qiqiang He Catherine Bégin Naomi Hayami-chisuwa Gianluca Lo Coco Gianluca Castelnuovo David Mellor Gian Mauro Manzoni Marie L. Caltabiano Esben Strodl Rachel F. Rodgers Jacinthe Dion Annie Aimé Michel Probst ÁLvaro Sicilia Antonio Granero-gallegos Marie-ève Blackburn Marita P. Mccabe Christophe Maïano Salvatore Gullo Charlotte H. Markey Matthew Fuller-tyszkiewicz Manuel Alcaraz-ibáñez

subject

Male 050103 clinical psychology Emotional eating Hunger Emotions Intuitive eating 050109 social psychology Settore M-PSI/08 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICA Eating Belgium Japan Surveys and Questionnaires Multiple indicator Young adult General Psychology Applied Psychology Measurement invariance Intuitive eating digestive oral and skin physiology 05 social sciences Restraint eating Eating disorder examination questionnaire Emotional eating Confirmatory factor analysis Italy Female Cues Psychology Clinical psychology Cross-Cultural Comparison Canada China Social Psychology Adolescent Psychometrics Satiation Young Adult Body Image Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Measurement invariance Cross country Australia Feeding Behavior United States Spain Cross-country Cross-country Emotional eating Intuitive eating Measurement i nvariance Restraint eating Young adults Factor Analysis Statistical Young adults

description

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.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2020-01-01

10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.013 http://hdl.handle.net/10807/178965