Department of Psychology, Schools of Social Sciences, 1725Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK.
Nutr Health. 2022 Dec;28(4):501-507. doi: 10.1177/02601060221116164. Epub 2022 Jul 25.
Mindful eating has been described as significant in motivating research and clinical outcomes in weight regulation and healthy eating. The use of psychometric tools to measure mindful eating is problematic, with results often leading to interpretations that are not reflective of mindful eating theory and fundamentals of mindfulness. In this research, we explored the Mindful Eating Behaviour Scale (MEBS) within a British sample to validate the factorial structure, and widen the use of a scale that appears appropriate for measuring mindful eating. A community sample ( = 742) was recruited via social media, and the findings supported the factorial structure proposed through the original Dutch sample. Predictive validity was also assessed, with the scale and subscales predicting fat and sugar consumption. Cronbach's α values were acceptable and similar to the original findings, also supporting the internal consistency of the scale. While factorial structure, predictive validity and internal consistency propose a scale that can be adopted with English speaking populations, we propose the potential of furthering scientific inquiry on mindful eating research by highlighting the behavioural aspects of the scale.
正念饮食在激励体重调节和健康饮食的研究和临床结果方面具有重要意义。使用心理计量工具来衡量正念饮食存在问题，其结果常常导致对正念饮食理论和正念基本原则的解释与实际情况不符。在这项研究中，我们在英国样本中探索了正念饮食行为量表（MEBS），以验证其因子结构，并扩大该量表的使用范围，使其更适合测量正念饮食。通过社交媒体招募了一个社区样本（n=742），研究结果支持了通过原始荷兰样本提出的因子结构。还评估了预测效度，量表和分量表预测了脂肪和糖的摄入量。克朗巴赫 α 值是可以接受的，与原始发现相似，也支持量表的内部一致性。虽然因子结构、预测效度和内部一致性提出了一种可以被英语人群采用的量表，但我们通过强调量表的行为方面，提出了进一步探究正念饮食研究的可能性。
