Adolescents' self-determination to regulate eating behaviors: adaptation and validation of a self-report measure.

The aim of this study was to adapt a measure of eating behavior regulation developed for use with adult females, the Regulation of Eating Behavior Scale (REBS), for use with mixed-gender, adolescents. The study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the adapted meas...

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spelling ndltd-NEU--neu-m045xn49r2021-06-02T05:10:09ZAdolescents' self-determination to regulate eating behaviors: adaptation and validation of a self-report measure.The aim of this study was to adapt a measure of eating behavior regulation developed for use with adult females, the Regulation of Eating Behavior Scale (REBS), for use with mixed-gender, adolescents. The study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the adapted measure and to evaluate how responses differed across races/ethnicities and genders. Responses were examined in a sample of 261 adolescents across the United States. The factor structure was examined using exploratory (n=150) and confirmatory factor analyses (n=100). A two-factor model was identified as the best fit for the data in both analyses and using multiple fit indices. The revised measure demonstrated good internal consistency and validity. Subscale scores did not differ across gender or ethnicity for more intrinsic forms of eating behavior regulation, but they were significantly different across extrinsic forms of eating behavior regulation. The measure can be applied for use in future research to better understand properties of adolescent eating behavior regulation. Conclusions, implications, and future directions are discussed.--Author's abstracthttp://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20356160
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description The aim of this study was to adapt a measure of eating behavior regulation developed for use with adult females, the Regulation of Eating Behavior Scale (REBS), for use with mixed-gender, adolescents. The study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the adapted measure and to evaluate how responses differed across races/ethnicities and genders. Responses were examined in a sample of 261 adolescents across the United States. The factor structure was examined using exploratory (n=150) and confirmatory factor analyses (n=100). A two-factor model was identified as the best fit for the data in both analyses and using multiple fit indices. The revised measure demonstrated good internal consistency and validity. Subscale scores did not differ across gender or ethnicity for more intrinsic forms of eating behavior regulation, but they were significantly different across extrinsic forms of eating behavior regulation. The measure can be applied for use in future research to better understand properties of adolescent eating behavior regulation. Conclusions, implications, and future directions are discussed.--Author's abstract
title Adolescents' self-determination to regulate eating behaviors: adaptation and validation of a self-report measure.
spellingShingle Adolescents' self-determination to regulate eating behaviors: adaptation and validation of a self-report measure.
title_short Adolescents' self-determination to regulate eating behaviors: adaptation and validation of a self-report measure.
title_full Adolescents' self-determination to regulate eating behaviors: adaptation and validation of a self-report measure.
title_fullStr Adolescents' self-determination to regulate eating behaviors: adaptation and validation of a self-report measure.
title_full_unstemmed Adolescents' self-determination to regulate eating behaviors: adaptation and validation of a self-report measure.
title_sort adolescents' self-determination to regulate eating behaviors: adaptation and validation of a self-report measure.
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