title: Internal validation of a French version of the Dutch eating behaviour questionnaire.
abstract: This study is the first part of the validation of a French version of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ), among a population of obese and normal-weight patients. The questionnaire was administered to 166 subjects. Construct validity was assessed by orthogonal factor analysis with a varimax procedure and reliability was measured by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Results showed the presence of three major factors ("emotional", "restrained" and "external eating") with loadings similar to those of the original questionnaire. A high internal consistency was found in the different scales. This study clearly demonstrates the factorial validity and the reliability of a French version of the DEQB.
authors.affiliation: Inserm U308, "Mécanismes de Régulation du Comportement Alimentaire", 38 rue Lionnois, 54000 Nancy, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lluch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stricker-Krongrad
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Drouin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Méjean