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

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...

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Published in:Body image 2020-12, Vol.35, p.245-254
Main Authors: Strodl, Esben, Markey, Charlotte, Aimé, Annie, Rodgers, Rachel F., Dion, Jacinthe, Coco, Gianluca Lo, Gullo, Salvatore, McCabe, Marita, Mellor, David, Granero-Gallegos, Antonio, Sicilia, Alvaro, Castelnuovo, Gianluca, Probst, Michel, Maïano, Christophe, Manzoni, Gian Mauro, Begin, Catherine, Blackburn, Marie-Eve, Pietrabissa, Giada, Alcaraz-Ibánez, Manuel, Hayami-Chisuwa, Naomi, He, Qiqiang, Caltabiano, Marie L., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Australia
Belgium
Body Image - psychology
Canada
China
Cross-country
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cues
Eating - psychology
Emotional eating
Emotions
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
Humans
Hunger
Intuitive eating
Italy
Japan
Male
Measurement invariance
Psychometrics - methods
Restraint eating
Satiation
Spain
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1740-1445
1873-6807
DOI:10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.013