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ArticleAppetite2023

Psychometric properties of the Eating in the Absence of Hunger Questionnaire in treatment-seeking adults with overweight and obesity.

Ellen K Pasquale, Michael A Manzano, David R Strong, Dawn M Eichen, Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, Kerri N Boutelle

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Article in Appetite, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ellen K PasqualeDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA; San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, CA, 92120, USA. Electronic address: ekpasquale@ucsd.edu.
Michael A ManzanoDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA; San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, CA, 92120, USA.
David R StrongHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Dawn M EichenDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Marian Tanofsky-KraffUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA.
Kerri N BoutelleDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA; Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
University of California San Diego · USSan Diego State University · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · US

Funding

UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1TR001442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FIRESTEIN, GARY S, HOGARTH, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2024
$88.3M
Treatment of obesity targeting appetite and cue reactivityR01DK103554 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BOUTELLE, KERRI N · 2015 to 2019
$3.4M
Novel Executive Function Training for ObesityK23DK114480 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI EICHEN, DAWN · 2018 to 2022
$995k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001442NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK114480NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK103554
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding eating behaviors that contribute to overweight and obesity (OW/OB) is an important public health objective. One eating behavior known to contribute to overeating is eating in the absence of hunger (EAH). The Eating in the Absence of Hunger Questionnaire for Children was developed to assess external events and internal experiences that lead children to overeat. Despite the measure's adaptation for use with adults (i.e., EAH-A), its psychometric properties within this population have not been explored. This study assessed the psychometric properties of the EAH-A in sample of 311 treatment-seeking adults with OW/OB (mean BMI = 34.5 [5.1]; mean age = 46.3 [12.1]; 81.7% female; 20.6% Latinx, 59.2% white). The EAH-A contains 14 items and assesses three domains: negative affect eating (EAH-NAE), external eating, and fatigue/boredom eating, through two parallel sets of items assessing initiating EAH and continuing EAH. Exploratory Factor Analysis was performed with promax rotation and maximum likelihood factor extraction. Results supported a unitary factor of EAH, with scale responses driven by EAH-NAE items. Results may be explained in part by scale structure and domain imbalance favoring EAH-NAE items, or the true internal structure of EAH may consist of a singular latent construct. Follow-up analyses indicated redundancy of the scale's parallel sections. If researchers are primarily interested in EAH-NAE, only the three "start eating" or "keep eating" items may be needed. This study highlights the importance of validating the psychometric properties of a measure within intended populations to ensure interpretations are valid.

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ObesityOverweightPsychometricsSurveys and QuestionnairesAdultFemaleHumansHungerHyperphagiaMaleMiddle AgedAdultsEating in the Absence of Hunger QuestionnaireObesityOvereatingPsychometric properties

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PMID36379306
PMCPMC9808922
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