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ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2021

Eating self-efficacy: validation of a new brief scale.

Caterina Lombardo, Silvia Cerolini, Fabio Alivernini, Andrea Ballesio, Cristiano Violani, Mariana Fernandes, Fabio Lucidi

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Article in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Caterina LombardoDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy. caterina.lombardo@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5245-1757
Silvia CeroliniDepartment of Development and Socialization Processes Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Fabio AliverniniNational Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System, Rome, Italy.
Andrea BallesioDepartment of Development and Socialization Processes Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Cristiano ViolaniDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Mariana FernandesDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Fabio LucidiDepartment of Development and Socialization Processes Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITItalian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEating self-efficacy (ESE) is the belief in one's ability to self-regulate eating. Social and emotional situations may be differently challenging depending on the individual eating habits, body mass index and affects. Several ESE scales have been developed but most of them focus on weight management, dieting or healthy eating. The aim of the study was to validate a new brief scale assessing ESE in situations in which people face social or emotional pressures for excessive food intake.

methodsStudy 1: A sample of 412 volunteer females (age M = 25.44 ± 5.03) completed a first 25-item version of the scale. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted for selecting a subgroup of items composing the ESE brief scale (ESEBS). Study 2 assessed its psychometric properties through a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), analyzing the responses of 410 volunteer adults (273 females, 137 males).

resultsEFA of Study 1 evidenced a bifactorial structure. Four items for each factor were selected, explaining 63% of the variance. Study 2 confirmed the good fit of the bifactorial model (CFI = 0.9589; χ

conclusionsThe 8-items ESEBS appears as a valid and reliable instrument to assess eating self-efficacy related to social and emotional situations. Future studies should evaluate its potential use in non-clinical and clinical research and interventions. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, descriptive cross-sectional study.

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Cross-Sectional StudiesAdultFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMalePsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesEating behaviourEating self-efficacyFactorial analysisScaleValidation

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