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A two‐factor model of dietary restraint
Author(s) -
Ricciardelli Lina A.,
Williams Robert J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199702)53:2<123::aid-jclp5>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - dieting , psychology , disinhibition , cognition , clinical psychology , self control , developmental psychology , thought suppression , psychiatry , obesity , weight loss , medicine , endocrinology
The present study was designed to examine the factorial nature of the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire‐Restraint Scale (TFEQ‐R) and to compare the relationship of both the Restraint Scale (RS) and TFEQ‐R to current dieting, history of dieting, disinhibition, self‐esteem and restrained drinking in 144 females. A principal component analysis identified three interpretable factors: Emotional/Cognitive Concern for Dieting, Calorie Knowledge, Behavioral Dieting Control. Only Emotional/Cognitive Concern for Dieting equated with RS as both measures correlated with self‐esteem and restrained drinking. Results are discussed in light of other proposed models of dietary restraint and in relation to two recent factors which have been identified in the drinking literature. Cognitive Emotional Control and Cognitive Behavioral Control. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.