TY - JOUR
T1 - The Weight-Related Eating Questionnaire offers a concise alternative to the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire for measuring eating behaviors related to weight loss
AU - James, Brittany L.
AU - Loken, Eric
AU - Roe, Liane S.
AU - Rolls, Barbara J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (R01DK059853), by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture (2011-67001-30117), and by the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health (UL1 TR000127). Food vouchers were provided by unrestricted gifts from ConAgra Foods, Inc. (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) and Nestl? USA (Glendale, California, USA). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding bodies.
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© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Objective During a one-year weight loss trial, we compared the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ), a valid 51-item measure of restraint, disinhibition, and hunger subscales, with the newer 16-item Weight-Related Eating Questionnaire (WREQ) measuring routine and compensatory restraint and external and emotional eating. Methods Both questionnaires were administered to women with overweight or obesity (n = 186, mean ± SD, age 50 ± 10.6 y, BMI 34 ± 4.2 kg/m2) at five time points. Completion rates were 100% at baseline and Month 1, 94% at Month 3, 83% at Month 6, and 76% at Month 12. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on baseline WREQ data and correlations were calculated between TFEQ and WREQ subscales. Multilevel models evaluated the relationship between each subscale and weight change over time. Results Factor analysis revealed a WREQ structure consistent with previous research, and corresponding subscales on the TFEQ and WREQ were correlated. Lower baseline TFEQ restraint predicted greater weight loss. Across five administrations, TFEQ and WREQ restraint scores were positively related to weight loss (p < 0.01) and TFEQ disinhibition and WREQ external and emotional eating scores were negatively related (p < 0.001). Thus, with one baseline administration, only TFEQ restraint was significantly related to weight change, but multiple administrations showed relationships between all TFEQ and WREQ subscales and weight change. Conclusions The WREQ offers a shorter alternative to the TFEQ when repeatedly assessing eating behaviors related to weight change.
AB - Objective During a one-year weight loss trial, we compared the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ), a valid 51-item measure of restraint, disinhibition, and hunger subscales, with the newer 16-item Weight-Related Eating Questionnaire (WREQ) measuring routine and compensatory restraint and external and emotional eating. Methods Both questionnaires were administered to women with overweight or obesity (n = 186, mean ± SD, age 50 ± 10.6 y, BMI 34 ± 4.2 kg/m2) at five time points. Completion rates were 100% at baseline and Month 1, 94% at Month 3, 83% at Month 6, and 76% at Month 12. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on baseline WREQ data and correlations were calculated between TFEQ and WREQ subscales. Multilevel models evaluated the relationship between each subscale and weight change over time. Results Factor analysis revealed a WREQ structure consistent with previous research, and corresponding subscales on the TFEQ and WREQ were correlated. Lower baseline TFEQ restraint predicted greater weight loss. Across five administrations, TFEQ and WREQ restraint scores were positively related to weight loss (p < 0.01) and TFEQ disinhibition and WREQ external and emotional eating scores were negatively related (p < 0.001). Thus, with one baseline administration, only TFEQ restraint was significantly related to weight change, but multiple administrations showed relationships between all TFEQ and WREQ subscales and weight change. Conclusions The WREQ offers a shorter alternative to the TFEQ when repeatedly assessing eating behaviors related to weight change.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.appet.2017.04.023
DO - 10.1016/j.appet.2017.04.023
M3 - Article
C2 - 28442337
AN - SCOPUS:85018364227
SN - 0195-6663
VL - 116
SP - 108
EP - 114
JO - Appetite
JF - Appetite
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