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Claes L, Vankerckhoven L, Smits D, Kiekens G, Robillard CL, Stukken L, Luyckx K. Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Version of the Eating Competence Satter Inventory (ecSI 2.0 TM) in Community Adolescents. Nutrients 2023; 15:4531. [PMID: 37960184 PMCID: PMC10648347 DOI: 10.3390/nu15214531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Eating competence can help adolescents navigate their food choices and attitudes toward eating in a healthy and balanced way. In the present study, we investigated the psychometric properties of the Dutch translation of the Eating Competence Satter Inventory 2.0TM (ecSI 2.0TM), which was developed to assess eating attitudes and behaviors. A sample of 900 Flemish adolescents completed the ecSI 2.0TM DUTCH and two self-report measures on eating disorder symptoms and identity functioning (i.e., confusion and synthesis). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the four-factor structure of the ecSI 2.0TM DUTCH, and the resulting four subscales (i.e., Eating Attitudes, Food Acceptance, Internal Regulation, and Contextual Skills) showed acceptable-to-excellent reliability (αs ranging from 0.69 to 0.91). The ecSI 2.0TM DUTCH also demonstrated scalar invariance across sex and age (<17 years, ≥17 years). Males reported significantly higher ecSI 2.0TM DUTCH scores than females on the four subscales and the total scale. The two age groups did not significantly differ on the ecSI 2.0TM DUTCH scales. Finally, scores on the ecSI 2.0TM DUTCH subscales showed non-significant or small negative correlations with adolescents' Body Mass Index (BMI), large negative correlations with eating disorder symptoms and identity confusion, and large positive associations with identity synthesis. The Dutch translation of the ecSI 2.0TM is a valid and reliable instrument to assess eating competence skills in male and female adolescents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Laurence Claes
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.V.); (D.S.); (K.L.)
- Child & Youth Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.V.); (D.S.); (K.L.)
- Child & Youth Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.V.); (D.S.); (K.L.)
- Research Department, Odisee University of Applied Sciences, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.V.); (D.S.); (K.L.)
- Center for Contextual Psychiatry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, 5037 AB Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (L.V.); (D.S.); (K.L.)
- Child & Youth Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Educational Unit for Professional Training and Service in the Behavioural Sciences (UNIBS), University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa
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Diotaiuti P, Mancone S, Corrado S, De Risio A, Cavicchiolo E, Girelli L, Chirico A. Internet addiction in young adults: The role of impulsivity and codependency. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:893861. [PMID: 36147985 PMCID: PMC9485605 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.893861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Excessive Internet use has demonstrated comorbidity with other psychological symptoms and psychiatric disorders, as well as impairments in the management of daily life, relationships and emotional stability. Recent findings in the literature have consistently supported the relationship between impulsivity and Internet addiction. The present study hypothesized that, in addition to impulsivity, a further predictor of Internet addiction might be relational co-dependency, which is also associated in the literature with addiction phenomena, but mainly substance addiction. This paper investigates the role and predictive weight of impulsivity and codependency on Internet addiction on a sample of young adult university students (n = 481) by using a hierarchical regression analysis. The participants were administered the UADI-2, the BIS-11 and the SFCDS. In terms of percentage distribution, 38 % of the participants were in the dependency range, while 37.7 % demonstrated Internet abuse behavior. The results confirmed the role of impulsiveness (β = 0.312) and added to the literature by showing the significant role of relational codependency (β = 0.275), gender (β = 0.174) and age (β = 0.196). Thus, male participants were more dependent, more impulsive and more co-dependent, with increasing age in the given range (18-30). The present study shed light to the presence of this issue among young adults and that, as a preventive and restraining measure, there is a need not only for targeted awareness-raising programmes but also for interventions to promote greater emotional control and a more balanced management of personal relationships.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pierluigi Diotaiuti
- Department of Human Sciences, Society and Health, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, Society and Health, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, Society and Health, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy
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- Department of Human Studies, Communication, Education, and Psychology, Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta (LUMSA), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human, Philosophical and Educational Sciences, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Human, Philosophical and Educational Sciences, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Psychology of Development and Socialization Processes, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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