Examination of the Eating Behavior of the Hungarian Population Based on the TFEQ-R21 Model

Several theories have emerged to study types of eating behavior leading to obesity, but most of the applied models are mainly related to food choice decisions and food consumer behavior. The purpose of this paper was to examine the eating attitudes of Hungarian consumers by applying the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R21). The national representative questionnaire involved 1000 individuals in Hungary in 2019. Several multivariate statistical techniques were applied for the data analysis: exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, multivariate data reduction techniques, and cluster analysis. This study successfully managed to distinguish the following factors: emotional eating, uncontrolled eating, and cognitive restraint. By using the factors, five clusters were identified: Uncontrolled Emotional Eaters; Overweight, Uncontrolled Eaters; Controlled, Conscious Eaters; the Uninterested; and the Rejecters; all of these could be addressed by public health policy with individually tailored messages. The empirical results led to rejection of the original Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R21), while the TFEQ-R16 model could be validated on a representative sample of adults, for the first time in Hungary.

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Gender differences in eating behavior and masticatory performance: An analysis of the Three-Factor-Eating Questionnaire and its association with body mass index in healthy subjects

Journal of Oral Biosciences ◽

10.1016/j.job.2020.09.005 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 62 (4) ◽

pp. 357-362

Author(s):

Kouichi Shiozawa ◽

Yasumasa Mototani ◽

Kenji Suita ◽

Aiko Ito ◽

Ichiro Matsuo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Body Mass ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Healthy Subjects ◽

Masticatory Performance ◽

Three Factor Eating Questionnaire ◽

Three Factor

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Relationship Between Eating-Behavior Disorders and Psychological Parameters in Male First-Year Physical Education Students

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism ◽

10.1123/ijsnem.22.5.383 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 22 (5) ◽

pp. 383-391 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Edith Filaire ◽

Patrick Treuvelot ◽

Hechmi Toumi

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Physical Education ◽

Disordered Eating ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Negative Correlation ◽

Emotional Eating ◽

Eating Attitudes ◽

Control Group ◽

First Year ◽

Positive Correlation

This study explores the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes in a sample of male first-year university students engaged in a physical education program and examines the relationships between emotional intelligence, coping, and emotional eating in relation to disordered-eating (DE) attitudes. A total of 140 students completed the following questionnaires: the Eating Attitudes Test, the Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, the Coping Inventory Stress Scale, and the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire. The number of participants represented 80% of the male students registered in this discipline at the authors’ university. Twenty percent of students presented DE attitudes even though they were of normal weight. The Bar-On EQ-I results indicated that students with DE attitudes had lower levels of emotional intelligence (EI) scores than students without DE attitudes (control group). Moreover, they scored higher than the control group on coping styles such as avoidance-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping, and emotional eating. The DE group presented a positive correlation between DE attitudes symptoms and both avoidance- and emotion-oriented coping but a negative correlation between DE attitudes and task-oriented coping. There was also a significant negative correlation between DE attitudes and EI score. Another result from this group indicated an association between EI score and emotional-eating score (p < .05, r = –.44) and also a positive correlation between emotion-oriented coping and emotional eating (p < .01, r = .47). The findings highlight future research potential on the role of emotions and EI in DE symptoms, which may be beneficial in the context of collaborative care management intervention.

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Eating Behavior as Assessed by the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire and Weight Loss Success in Obese Women with and without the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

10.1210/endo-meetings.2010.part3.p9.p3-429 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. P3-429-P3-429

Author(s):

Kai I Cheang ◽

Susan Kelly ◽

Sakita N Sistrun ◽

John E Nestler

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Polycystic Ovary ◽

Obese Women ◽

Ovary Syndrome ◽

Three Factor Eating Questionnaire ◽

Weight Loss Success ◽

Three Factor

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Development and validation of the Child Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (CTFEQr17)

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980018001210 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (14) ◽

pp. 2558-2567 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Eleanor J Bryant ◽

David Thivel ◽

Jean-Philippe Chaput ◽

Vicky Drapeau ◽

John E Blundell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Emotional Eating ◽

Food Preference ◽

Phase 1 ◽

Food Preferences ◽

High Fat ◽

Two Phase ◽

Three Factor Eating Questionnaire ◽

High Level ◽

Three Factor

AbstractObjectiveTo develop and validate a child and adolescent version of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (CTFEQr17) and to assess its psychometric properties and factor structure. We also examined associations between the CTFEQr17 and BMI and food preferences.DesignA two-phase approach was utilized, employing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.SettingPrimary and secondary schools, UK.SubjectsIn phase 1, seventy-six children (thirty-nine boys; mean age 12·3 (sd1·4) years) were interviewed to ascertain their understanding of the original TFEQr21 and to develop accessible and understandable items to create the CTFEQr17. In phase 2, 433 children (230 boys; mean age 12·0 (sd1·7) years) completed the CTFEQr17 and a food preference questionnaire, a sub-sample (n253; 131 boys) had their height and weight measured, and forty-five children (twenty-three boys) were interviewed to determine their understanding of the CTFEQr17.ResultsThe CTFEQr17 showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’sα=0·85) and the three-factor structure was retained: cognitive restraint (CR), uncontrolled eating (UE) and emotional eating (EE). Qualitative data demonstrated a high level of understanding of the questionnaire (95 %). High CR was found to be significantly associated with a higher body weight, BMI and BMI percentile. High UE and EE scores were related to a preference for high-fat savoury and high-fat sweet foods. The relationships between CTFEQr17, anthropometry and food preferences were stronger for girls than boys.ConclusionsThe CTFEQr17 is a psychometrically sound questionnaire for use in children and adolescents, and associated with anthropometric and food preference measures.

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A 21 tételes Háromfaktoros Evési Kérdőívvel szerzett tapasztalatok fiatal férfiak körében

Orvosi Hetilap ◽

10.1556/650.2017.30847 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 158 (37) ◽

pp. 1469-1477

Author(s):

Edit Czeglédi

Keyword(s):

Trait Anxiety ◽

Emotional Eating ◽

Body Height ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Eating Behaviours ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Three Factor Eating Questionnaire ◽

Uncontrolled Eating ◽

Male University Students ◽

Three Factor

Abstract: Introduction: Eating behaviours play a crucial role in the development of obesity. Aims: To conduct a psychometric analysis of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire–R21 and to investigate the correlates of obesogenic eating behaviours among males. Method: Participants of the cross-sectional questionnaire-based study were male university students (n = 239, mean of age: 20.3 years, SD = 2.78 years). Measures: self-reported body weight and body height, Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire–R21, Trait Anxiety Scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results: Results of confirmatory factor analysis supported the theoretical model of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire–R21 (χ2(186) = 366.1, p<0.001, CFI = 0.959, TLI = 0.954, RMSEA = 0.064). Internal consistency of the scales was adequate (Cronbach’s α: 0.79–0.88). Body Mass Index and trait anxiety showed significant, positive associations with eating behaviours, such as uncontrolled eating, cognitive restraint, and emotional eating. Conclusions: Results support the construct validity and reliability of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire–R21 among males and highlight the importance of taking psychological factors into account in the prevention of obesity. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(37): 1469–1477.

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