title: An Abbreviated Version of the Mindful Eating Questionnaire.
abstract: To assess the psychometric properties of the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ).
  
  
  
  A total of 15 mindfulness experts evaluated the content of the 28 items and 5 factors of the MEQ. A sample of 1,067 Italian adults (61.4% women) completed the MEQ and other measures; 62 participants completed a 4-week test-retest.
  
  
  
  Content analysis reduced the MEQ to 20 items. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a 2-factor model based on awareness and recognition of hunger and satiety cues. Factors showed adequate internal consistency (α = .75 and .83, respectively) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.73 and 0.85, respectively), and were associated in expected ways, although with small to moderate effect sizes, with general mindfulness, meditation experience, yoga practice, not being on a diet plan, and body mass index categories.
  
  
  
  Findings provided evidence of validity and reliability for the 20-item MEQ and support its use by clinicians and researchers for addressing eating-related issues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clementi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Casu
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: paola.gremigni2@unibo.it.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gremigni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D000072001:Diet, Healthy; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012528:Satiety Response; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: confirmatory factor analysis; mindful eating; mindfulness; reliability; validity; weight management