Center for Childhood Obesity Research, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States.
Eat Behav. 2011 Apr;12(2):156-9. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2011.01.004. Epub 2011 Jan 25.
The current study examines the psychometric properties of the Eating in Emotional Situations Questionnaire (EESQ) and the frequency of eating in emotional situations among 159 low-income Latino fourth graders. The EESQ assesses eating in emotional situations that are emotion-driven ("I eat when I am lonely") and context-driven ("I eat when I get a really bad grade"). Internal consistencies for the EESQ subscales and total scale ranged from .70 to .86. Criterion validity of the EESQ was established by statistically significant correlations between the EESQ subscales and total scale, and uncontrollable eating, external eating, and junk food intake. Eating in emotional situations was common in the sample; almost one-half reported eating in at least 3 of the 11 types of emotional situations (e.g. when stressed, sad, or bored) and 28% reported eating in at least 6 types. Overall, these findings provide support for the internal consistency and validity of the EESQ in low-income Latino children, and suggest that eating in emotional situations is moderately present in this demographic. Future studies are needed to validate the EESQ in other ethnic groups and examine the longitudinal tracking of eating in emotional situations among Latino youth.
本研究考察了情绪性进食问卷（EESQ）的心理测量特性，以及 159 名低收入拉丁裔四年级学生在情绪情境下进食的频率。EESQ 评估了由情绪驱动的（“我在孤独时进食”）和由情境驱动的（“我在成绩很差时进食”）情绪情境下的进食行为。EESQ 分量表和总量表的内部一致性系数在.70 到.86 之间。EESQ 分量表和总量表与不可控进食、外在进食和垃圾食品摄入量之间存在统计学显著相关性，从而确立了 EESQ 的效标效度。在样本中，情绪性进食很常见；近一半的人报告说在至少 11 种情绪情境中的 3 种情境下进食过（例如在感到压力、悲伤或无聊时），28%的人报告说在至少 6 种情境下进食过。总体而言，这些发现支持了 EESQ 在低收入拉丁裔儿童中的内部一致性和有效性，并表明在这一人群中，情绪性进食较为普遍。未来的研究需要在其他族裔群体中验证 EESQ，并研究拉丁裔青年在情绪情境下进食的纵向追踪情况。
