School of Humanities and Social Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Psychology Department, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States.
Eat Behav. 2019 Apr;33:78-84. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2019.04.002. Epub 2019 Apr 13.
The aim of this study was to translate, modify, and validate the Adult Picky Eating Questionnaire (APEQ) for use in China.
Based on standard procedures, the APEQ was translated into Chinese. Four items were added in the final Chinese version of the APEQ (C-APEQ). For testing the psychometric properties of the C-APEQ, a total of 1069 participants (17-24 years; 52.57% women) were recruited from two universities in mainland China.
Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis supported the previous four-factor structure of the APEQ. Findings also showed that the C-APEQ had adequate internal consistency (α = 0.874) and test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.778). The C-APEQ demonstrated strong measurement invariance across gender. Furthermore, the C-APEQ composite score presented positive and significant correlations with eating disturbance, psychological distress, and psychological inflexibility. It also showed a negative and significant correlation with food-related life satisfaction.
Findings suggested that the Chinese version of the APEQ demonstrated sound psychometric properties. Thus, the C-APEQ can be a useful tool in future studies to accurately assess picky eating among adult population and explore the relationships between picky eating and other physical and psychological outcomes in a Chinese context.
本研究旨在翻译、修订并验证成人挑食问卷(APEQ),使其适用于中国。
根据标准程序,将 APEQ 翻译为中文。最终的中文版本 APEQ(C-APEQ)增加了四个项目。为了测试 C-APEQ 的心理测量学特性,共招募了来自中国大陆两所大学的 1069 名参与者(17-24 岁;52.57%为女性)。
探索性因子分析和验证性因子分析支持 APEQ 的先前四因素结构。研究结果还表明,C-APEQ 具有足够的内部一致性(α=0.874)和重测信度(ICC=0.778)。C-APEQ 在性别间具有很强的测量不变性。此外,C-APEQ 综合评分与饮食障碍、心理困扰和心理灵活性呈正相关,与与食物相关的生活满意度呈负相关。
研究结果表明,中文版 APEQ 具有良好的心理测量学特性。因此,C-APEQ 可以成为未来研究中评估成人挑食的有用工具,并在中文背景下探索挑食与其他身体和心理结果之间的关系。