The Spanish Version of the Eating Habits Questionnaire (EHQ-ES) and Its Links to Symptoms and Concerns Characteristic of Eating Disorders among Young Adults |
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Authors: | Marí a Laura Parra-Ferná ndez,Marí a Dolores Onieva-Zafra,Juan José Ferná ndez-Muñ oz,Alicja Gł ę bocka,Elia Ferná ndez-Martí nez,Anna Brytek-Matera |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Nursing of Ciudad Real, Universidad de Castilla-La-Mancha, 13001 Ciudad Real, Spain;2.Department of Psychology, University Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Móstoles, Spain;3.Department of Social Science, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland;4.Department of Nursing, University of Sevilla, 41009 Sevilla, Spain;5.Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-527 Wroclaw, Poland |
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Abstract: | The aim of the study was to investigate the psychometric properties (internal consistency, factor structure, and convergent validity) of the Spanish version of the Eating Habits Questionnaire (EHQ-ES) and its links to disordered eating in young adults. Two university student samples with a total of 487 participants (N1age = 21.75 ± 5.10; N2age = 21.17 ± 6.81) participated in the study. They filled out the Eating Habits Questionnaire and the Eating Attitudes Test. Our findings showed that the EHQ-ES demonstrated strong internal consistency, with a Cronbach’s α = 0.903 and ω = 0.939. The EHQ-ES consists of 20 items to measure problems associated with healthy eating (α = 0.855, ω = 0.879), knowledge of healthy eating (α = 0.783, ω = 0.826) and feeling positively about healthy eating (α = 0.775, ω = 0.773). In addition, subscales of the EHQ correlated with subscales of the EAT-26, showing that Orthorexia Nervosa is associated with disordered eating in a sample of university students. The current study is the first to describe a Spanish version of the EHQ. This demonstrates that EHQ-ES is a reliable screening tool for Spanish-speaking young adults. Moreover, the EHQ-ES can be a useful instrument for assessing ON in research and clinical practice. |
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Keywords: | orthorexia nervosa EHQ-ES validation EFA CFA |
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