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Development of a measure of the motives underlying the selection of food: The food choice questionnaire

STEPTOE, ANDREW, POLLARD, TESSA M., WARDLE, JANE·1995·Appetite

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A number of factors are thought to influence people's dietary choices, including health, cost, convenience and taste, but there are no measures that address health-related and non-health-related factors in a systematic fashion. This paper describes the development of a multidimensional measure of motives related to food choice. The Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ) was developed through factor analysis of responses from a sample of 358 adults ranging in age from 18 to 87 years. Nine factors emerged, and were labelled health, mood, convenience, sensory appeal, natural content, price, weight control, familiarity and ethical concern. The questionnaire structure was verified using confirmatory factor analysis in a second sample (n = 358), and test-retest reliability over a 2- to 3-week period was satisfactory. Convergent validity was investigated by testing associations between FCQ scales and measures of dietary restraint, eating style, the value of health, health locus of control and personality factors. Differences in motives for food choice associated with sex, age and income were found. The potential uses of this measure in health psychology and other areas are discussed.

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Authors
STEPTOE, A., POLLARD, T. M., & WARDLE, J.
Affiliations
  • St George's Hospital (GB)
  • St George's, University of London (GB)
Venue
Appetite
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1995-12
Volume
25
Issue
3
Pages
267-284
ISSN
0195-6663 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2092090987
Cited by
2,176
References
36
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Appetite (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords
food choice motives, Food Choice Questionnaire, dietary restraint, eating styles, health locus of control, food prices, weight management, food familiarity, sensory appeal, questionnaire development, test-retest reliability, convergent validity
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Ethics, Feeding Behavior, Female, Food, Food Preferences, Health, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sensation, Weight Loss

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