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The three-factor eating questionnaire to measure dietary restraint, disinhibition and hunger

Stunkard, Albert J., Messick, Samuel·1985·Journal of Psychosomatic Research
DOI 10.1016/0022-3999(85)90010-8
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This report describes the construction of a questionnaire to measure three dimensions of human eating behavior. The first step was a collation of items from two existing questionnaires that measure the related concepts of 'restrained eating' and 'latent obesity', to which were added items newly written to elucidate these concepts. This version was administered to several populations selected to include persons who exhibited the spectrum from extreme dietary restraint to extreme lack of restraint. The resulting responses were factor analyzed and the resulting factor structure was used to revise the questionnaire. This process was then repeated: administration of the revised questionnaire to groups representing extremes of dietary restraint, factor analysis of the results and questionnaire revision. Three stable factors emerged: (1) 'cognitive restraint of eating', (2) 'disinhibition' and (3) 'hunger'. The new 51-item questionnaire measuring these factors is presented.

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Authors
Stunkard, A. J., & Messick, S.
Affiliations
Educational Testing Service (US)
Venue
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1985-01
Volume
29
Issue
1
Pages
71-83
ISSN
0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0022-3999(85)90010-8
OpenAlex
W2011790043
Cited by
4,687
References
29
Citations by year
2026: 113 · 2025: 163 · 2024: 137 · 2023: 166 · 2022: 181 · 2021: 197 · 2020: 222 · 2019: 206 · 2018: 176 · 2017: 182 · 2016: 183 · 2015: 224 · 2014: 192 · 2013: 191 · 2012: 194
FWCI
21.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH-31050)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords
Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, dietary restraint, disinhibition, hunger, dietary habits, questionnaire development, factor structure
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Diet, Reducing, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Hunger, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires

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