title: Measurement invariance of the Eating Attitudes Test-26 in Caucasian and Hispanic women.
abstract: To determine whether the EAT-26 functions similarly in Caucasian and Hispanic samples, the current study investigated the factor structure of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) in 235 undergraduate Caucasian (53.6%) and Hispanic (46.4%) women, and tested for measurement invariance across the two samples. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) of the original 3-factor structure of the EAT resulted in a poor fit in both the Caucasian and Hispanic samples. We then performed a CFA using a previously discovered 4-factor, 16-item structure. This abbreviated measure was a good fit in both the Caucasian and Hispanic samples, and the model was invariant across all dimensions tested. The 16-item EAT is a better-fitting measure in Caucasian and Hispanic women than the commonly used EAT-26. This replicates an earlier finding and generalizes those conclusions to a Hispanic sample.
authors: University of New Mexico, Psychology Department, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors: Katherine E
authors: KE
authors: Belon
authors: Jane Ellen
authors: JE
authors: Smith
authors: Angela D
authors: AD
authors: Bryan
authors: Denise N
authors: DN
authors: Lash
authors: Jaime L
authors: JL
authors: Winn
authors: Loren M
authors: LM
authors: Gianini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009516:New Mexico; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014495:Universities; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult