Validation of the Intuitive Eating Scale in pregnancy. (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paterson, Helen; Hay-Smith, Jean; Treharne, Gareth; Herbison, Peter; Howarth, Caroline
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 23:Number 5(2018)
• Page Start: 701
• Page End: 709
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: eating behaviour -- gestational weight gain -- intuitive eating -- pregnancy -- validation; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105316671186
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the content validity and test–retest reliability of the Intuitive Eating Scale among pregnant women. A qualitative think-aloud study of the Intuitive Eating Scale analysed the content validity. Overall, the Intuitive Eating Scale made sense to pregnant women, but food safety affected the interpretation of some items. A version with instructions modified accounting for food safety, the Intuitive Eating Scale–Pregnancy, was subsequently shown to have stable scores over 5 weeks during the second trimester, mean change = −0.08 (95% limits of agreement: −0.61 to 0.45), r = 0.79, n = 240. The Intuitive Eating Scale–Pregnancy was acceptable for use in this New Zealand pregnant population.