A cross-country examination of emotional eating, restrained eating and intuitive eating: Measurement Invariance across eight countries. (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• 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
• Is Part Of: Body image. Volume 35(2020)
• Page Start: 245
• Page End: 254
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: Measurement invariance -- Intuitive eating -- Emotional eating -- Restraint eating -- Cross-country -- Young adults; Body image -- Periodicals; Body image -- Research -- Periodicals; Body Image -- Periodicals; 306.4613
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-1445

Abstract

Abstract: 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.