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Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Eating Behaviours and Body Image Test for Preadolescent Girls (EBBIT)

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The purpose of the current study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Spanish adaptation of the Eating Behaviours and Body Image Test for Preadolescent Girls (EBBIT), as well as its factor structure and internal consistency. A further objective was to determinate the convergent validity between measures of body mass index (BMI) and scores on the Body Dissatisfaction (BD) subscale, taking into account a wider questionnaire, known as the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI-2). Once the original scale was translated, 525 girls (age range 7–12 years) were assessed by the EBBIT, and the BD subscale. Students were weighed and measured, using calibrated electronic instruments to calculate BMI scores. Factor analysis suggested two primary factors which represent body image dissatisfaction/restrictive eating (BIDRE) and binge eating behaviours (BEB). The internal consistency of the EBBIT was 0.904. A multiple regression analysis was performed using BMI, age and BD subscale data (independent variables). Results suggest that scores on the EBBIT factors are related to body size satisfaction. Higher BMI and higher BD scores were associated with higher scores on the BIDRE, and BD scores were associated with higher scores on the BEB factor.

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  1. Area de Nutricion y Bromatologia, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Junta de Andalusia, Spain

    Ignacio Jauregui Lobera

  2. Area de Nutricion y Bromatologia, Colegio Santa Ana, Junta de Andalusia, Spain

    .J. Gomez-Capitan

  3. Area de Nutricion y Bromatologia, Consejeria de Igualdad y Bienestar Social, Junta de Andalusia, Spain

    E. Duran

  4. Instituto de Ciencias de la Conducta, Sevilla, Spain

    O. Garrido

  5. IES San Isidro, Talavera de la reina, Toledo, Spain

    C. Perez-Lancho

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Jauregui Lobera, I., Perez-Lancho, C., Gomez-Capitan, .. et al. Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Eating Behaviours and Body Image Test for Preadolescent Girls (EBBIT). Eat Weight Disord 14, e22–e28 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03354624

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