Psychometric Properties of the Eating Attitudes Test for men
The objective of the present work was evaluated the psychometric properties of the Eating Attitudes Test in Mexican males. Participants: Mexican young men 566, with an average age of 18.11 (SD 3.49) years old, were recruited from public and private schools of Mexico City.The participants completed t...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-UNAM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:282221727005 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=282221727005 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Psicología Eating disorders men and Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) |
| Sumario: | The objective of the present work was evaluated the psychometric properties of the Eating Attitudes Test in Mexican males. Participants: Mexican young men 566, with an average age of 18.11 (SD 3.49) years old, were recruited from public and private schools of Mexico City.The participants completed the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) in groups of 15. Results: Internal consistency was calculated with Cronbrach's alpha coefficient, the total scale had a a = .79. The factorial analysis (varimax rotation) extracted five factors: 1) Drive for thinness (a = .70), 2) Perceived social pressure (a = . 59), 3) Compensatory behaviors (a = .49), 4) Food control and exercise (a = .48), and 5) Food Styles (a = .55), accounting for 30.18% of the total variance. Conclusion: The results show that the EAT-40 is a suitable instrument for males, focusing primarily on drive for thinness, compensatory behaviors such as vomiting, laxative use, or excessive exercise as well as abnormal eating behaviors. |
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