Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Psychology, Neapolis University, Pafos, Cyprus. Electronic address: e.loizou@nup.ac.cy
  • 2 Cyberpsychology Laboratory and Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Saint-Jérôme, Canada
  • 3 Department of Psychology, Neapolis University, Pafos, Cyprus
  • 4 School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Center for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Body Image, 2022 Dec;43:348-361.
PMID: 36272259 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.09.014

Abstract

The construct of intuitive eating is commonly assessed using the 23-item, 4-factor Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (IES-2; Tylka & Kroon Van Diest, 2013). In this study, we assessed the psychometric properties of a novel Greek translation of the IES-2 in adults from Cyprus. In Study 1 (N = 626), an exploratory factor analysis indicated that the IES-2 should be conceptualized as consisting of six factors that showed complete invariance across women and men. Study 2 (N = 793), using exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM) and beifactor analysis (B-ESEM), indicated that the 6-factor B-ESEM model had adequate fit and evidenced complete invariance across sex once the correlated uniqueness of negatively worded IES-2 items was accounted for. This final model evidenced adequate composite reliability, and a global G-factor evidenced adequate convergent, concurrent, and discriminant validity. In contrast, the IES-2 S-factors showed more equivocal patterns of validity, with some S-factors showing less-than-adequate associations with body image variables, self-esteem, symptoms of disordered eating, and fruit and vegetable intake. In general, these results provide satisfactory evidence of the psychometric properties of the Greek IES-2 in adults from Cyprus, but also suggest that models of IES-2 scores may vary across national or cultural contexts.

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