%0 Journal Article
%T Structure validity of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R18 in Greek population
%A ELENI KAVAZIDOU
%A MILTIADIS PROIOS
%A IOANNIS LIOLIOS
%A GEORGE DOGANIS
%J Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
%D 2012
%I University of Alicante
%X The aim of the present study was to examine the factor structure of the TFEQ-R18. The project was conducted in Greek population; thus, the questionnaire was translated in Greek language. 495 males and females aged between 12-45 years old participated in the present study. There were used a series of CFA techniques for structure analysis. Confirmatory and exploratory analyses were conducted. Several criteria were used to test the hypotheses factor structures of the AIMS. The results of CFA¡¯s showed that the R-18 item instrument had adequate psychometric properties for measuring three dimensions of eating behavior of the Greek population However these results evealed that an R-16 item instrument was better adapted to the Greek population. The present study provided encouraging preliminary evidence supporting selected psychometric properties of the TFEQ-R18. This instrument seems to be a valid measure of the tendencies of cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating and emotional eating of Greek population.
%K TFEQ-R18
%K QUESTIONNAIRE
%K EATING BEHAVIOR
%K FACTOR STRUCTURE
%K GREEK POPULATION
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2012.71.01