title: The Development of a Novel Measure to Assess Motives for Compensatory Eating in Response to Exercise: The CEMQ.
abstract: Compensatory eating in response to exercise may be an obstacle to achieving weight-loss and fitness goals. In this study we develop and conduct a preliminary examination of the psychometric properties of the Compensatory Eating Motives Questionnaire (CEMQ), a self-report questionnaire of motives for compensatory eating. Development and testing of the CEMQ was conducted in two student samples. Of respondents, 75% reported engaging in compensatory eating. Factor analysis yielded factors representing three domains of motives for compensatory eating: Eating for Reward, Eating for Recovery, and Eating for Relief. Internal consistency of the factors was adequate, and the factor structure was replicated. Correlations between the CEMQ subscales and trait questionnaires supported hypotheses for convergent and divergent validity. These results encourage further investigation of compensatory eating as a potential obstacle to weight loss, and support the continued assessment of the CEMQ as a tool to measure three conceptually distinct motives for compensatory eating.
authors.affiliation: a Boston University.
authors.forename: Samantha J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Moshier
authors.affiliation: a Boston University.
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Landau
authors.affiliation: a Boston University.
authors.forename: Bridget A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hearon
authors.affiliation: a Boston University.
authors.forename: Aliza T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.affiliation: a Boston University.
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greathouse
authors.affiliation: b The University of Texas at Austin.
authors.forename: Jasper A J
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.affiliation: a Boston University.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Otto
mesh_terms: D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: compensatory eating; eating; exercise; motivation; motives