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Table 2 Descriptive statistics (mean ± standard deviation) and internal consistency estimates (Cronbach’s α) for the 8 factor Adult Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (AEBQ) in the present Australian sample (N = 998; mean age = 24 ± 8; 84.8% female) and in the original validation sample of British adults (N = 954; mean age = 44 ± 13; 57.3% female)

From: Appetitive traits associated with higher and lower body mass index: evaluating the validity of the adult eating behaviour questionnaire in an Australian sample

 

Australian sample (present study)

UK sample (Hunot et al. study [28]a)

AEBQ subscale

Cronbach’s α

Mean ± SD

Cronbach’s α

Mean ± SD

Food approach subscales

 Hunger

.67

3.22 ± 0.74

0.75

2.92 ± 0.78

 Food responsiveness

.70

3.49 ± 0.74

0.75

2.98 ± 0.78

 Emotional over-eating

.85

2.96 ± 0.91

0.90

2.74 ± 0.98

 Enjoyment of food

.85

4.37 ± 0.69

0.86

4.00 ± 0.74

Food avoidance subscales

 Satiety responsiveness

.75

2.76 ± 0.83

0.75

2.61 ± 0.81

 Emotional under-eating

.87

2.96 ± 0.89

0.90

2.83 ± 0.92

 Food fussiness

.87

2.26 ± 0.83

0.88

2.29 ± 0.84

 Slowness in eating

.86

2.74 ± 1.00

0.88

2.62 ± 0.97

  1. aincludes unpublished data