title: Reliability and validity of the dieter's inventory of eating temptations (DIET) in overweight binge eating women.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the Dieter's Inventory of Eating Temptations (DIET). TJye DIET, Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS), and Binge Eating Scale (BES) were completed by 219 obese, binge-eating women. A 5-factor solution was generated that accounted for 46.9% and 95.0% of the total and common variance, respectively. The DIET demonstrated high internal consistency (alpha=0.93), as did the 5 factors (alphas ranging from 0.71-0.89). The DIET was correlated positively with the TSCS (r=0.212; p=0.002) and negatively with the BES (r=-0.199: p=0.003) suggesting that women who report higher ability to manage problematic diet situations have higher self-esteem and lower binge-related emotional distress. The results of this study suggest that the DIET is a reliable and valid instrument, but the six subscales could probably be reduced to five distinct domains.
authors.affiliation: a University of Missouri, Kansas City and Mid-America Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bunn
authors.affiliation: a University of Missouri, Kansas City and Mid-America Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Poston
authors.affiliation: a University of Missouri, Kansas City and Mid-America Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Haddock
authors.affiliation: a University of Missouri, Kansas City and Mid-America Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dill
authors.affiliation: b Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Goodrick
authors.affiliation: b Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Foreyt