The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R18 Polish version: factor structure analysis among normal weight and obese adult women

Much research exists on improper eating habits in children [1,2], adolescents [3] and adults [4]. Eating habits can be disturbed on three levels: cognitive (e.g. knowledge and awareness connected with eating), emotional (e.g. emotions felt while eating) and behavioral (e.g. food choices and meal preparation) [5]. Incorrect eating behavior is associated with both eating disorders and obesity [1,6,7], and an increase in the prevalence of both has recently been observed [810]. Disordered eating habits are associated with specific tendencies – cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating and emotional eating [4,5]. The term ‘cognitive restraint’ refers to placing restrictions on food, not taking into account the sensations of hunger and satiety [11,12]. The objective of cognitive restraint is body weight conAnna Brytek-Matera1, Radosław Rogoza2, Kamila Czepczor-Bernat3: 1SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Katowice Faculty of Psychology, Poland; 2Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland; 3Interdisciplinary Doctoral Studies at the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wrocław Faculty of Psychology Correspondence addressa: brytek-matera@swps.edu.pl