Garaulet M, Canteras M, Morales E, López-Guimera G, Sánchez-Carracedo D, Corbalán-Tutau M D
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Nutr Hosp. 2012 Mar-Apr;27(2):645-51. doi: 10.1590/S0212-16112012000200043.
Emotions have a powerful effect on our choice of food and eating habits. It has been found that in some people there is relationship between eating, emotions and the increased energy intake. This relationship should be measurable to better understand how food is used to deal with certain mood states and how these emotions affect the effectiveness of weight loss programs.
To develop and analyze the psychometric characteristics of a questionnaire on emotional eating for obesity easy to apply in clinical practice.
A ten-item questionnaire called Emotional-Eater-Questionnaire (EEQ) was developed and administered to a total of 354 subjects (body mass index, 31 ± 5), aged 39 ± 12, who were subjected to a weight-reduction program. The questionnaire was specifically designed for obesity. Analysis of the internal structure, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and convergent validity with Mindful-Eater-Questionnaire (MEQ) were conducted.
After principal components analysis, the questionnaire was classified in three different dimensions that explained 60% of the total variance: Disinhibition, Type-of-food and Guilt. Internal consistency showed that Cronbach's alpha was 0.773 for the "Dishinibition" subscale, 0.656 for the "Type of food" subscale and 0.612 for the "Guilt" subscale. The test-retest stability was r = 0.70. The data showed that the percentage of agreement between the EEQ and the MEQ was around 70% with a Kappa index of 0.40; P < 0.0001.
We have presented a new questionnaire, which classifies individuals as a function of the relation between food intake and emotions. Such information will permit personalized treatments to be designed by drawing up early strategies from the very beginning of treatment programmes.
情绪对我们的食物选择和饮食习惯有着强大的影响。研究发现，在一些人身上，饮食、情绪与能量摄入增加之间存在关联。这种关联应该是可测量的，以便更好地理解食物是如何被用来应对特定情绪状态的，以及这些情绪如何影响减肥计划的效果。
开发并分析一份易于在临床实践中应用的肥胖症情绪性进食问卷的心理测量特征。
编制了一份名为“情绪性进食问卷（EEQ）”的包含10个条目的问卷，并对总共354名体重指数为31±5、年龄为39±12且正在接受减肥计划的受试者进行了施测。该问卷是专门针对肥胖症设计的。对其内部结构、内部一致性、重测信度以及与正念进食问卷（MEQ）的收敛效度进行了分析。
经过主成分分析，该问卷被分为三个不同维度，解释了总方差的60%：去抑制、食物类型和内疚感。内部一致性表明，“去抑制”子量表的克朗巴哈α系数为0.773，“食物类型”子量表为0.656，“内疚感”子量表为0.612。重测稳定性为r = 0.70。数据显示，EEQ与MEQ之间的一致性百分比约为70%，卡帕指数为0.40；P < 0.0001。
我们提出了一份新问卷，该问卷根据食物摄入与情绪之间的关系对个体进行分类。这些信息将有助于从治疗计划一开始就制定早期策略，从而设计出个性化的治疗方案。
