Validation and factor structure of the French-language version of the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ)
Front. Psychol.. 2017-03-23; 8:
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00442
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1. Front Psychol. 2017 Mar 23;8:442. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00442. eCollection
2017.
Validation and Factor Structure of the French-Language Version of the Emotional
Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ).
Bourdier L(1), Lalanne C(2), Morvan Y(3), Kern L(4), Romo L(5), Berthoz S(6).
Author information:
(1)EA 4430, CLIPSYD, University Paris Nanterre Nanterre, France.
(2)EA 7334 (REMES), Paris Sorbonne Cité, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research,
University Paris DiderotParis, France; Unité de Recherche Clinique en Economie
de la Santé, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, URC ECOParis, France.
(3)EA 4430, CLIPSYD, University Paris NanterreNanterre, France; INSERM U894 CPN,
LPMP, SHU, Centre Hospitalier Sainte AnneParis, France.
(4)EA 4430, CLIPSYD, University Paris NanterreNanterre, France; EA2931 CERSM,
UFR-STAPS, University Paris NanterreNanterre, France.
(5)EA 4430, CLIPSYD, University Paris NanterreNanterre, France; INSERM U894 CPN,
CMME Centre Hospitalier Sainte AnneParis, France.
(6)CESP, INSERM, University Paris-Sud, UVSQ, University Paris-SaclayVillejuif,
France; Psychiatry Unit, Institut Mutualiste MontsourisParis, France.
The concept of Emotional Eating (EE) is increasingly considered to be implicated
in overeating and obesity, and in different subtypes of eating disorders. Among
the self-report questionnaires assessing EE, the Emotional Appetite
Questionnaire (EMAQ) includes recent advances in this area: it evaluates a broad
range of emotions and situations both positive and negative, and the way they
modulate food intake (decrease, stability, or increase). The main objective of
our study was to further investigate the psychometric properties of the French
version of the EMAQ in a large sample of students. Participants completed the
EMAQ (n = 679), the DEBQ (Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire) (n = 75) and the
CIDI-eating disorders screening (Composite International Diagnostic Interview)
(n = 604). Factorial structure, reliability, and validity of the EMAQ were
tested. Factorial analyses supported a two-factor (Positive and Negative)
structure. The internal consistency indices were satisfactory and results
suggest good test-retest reliability for the scale. Convergent and discriminant
validity were confirmed from the significant correlations observed between the
EMAQ scores and the DEBQ-EE subscale scores. Regarding associations with weight,
whereas EMAQ negative scores were positively correlated with BMI, EMAQ positive
scores were negatively correlated with BMI. Finally, EMAQ scores differed
significantly depending on gender and risk for bulimia nervosa. This study
supports the validity and the reliability of the EMAQ, which appears to be a
promising instrument to better understand individual differences that could
modulate food intake.
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00442
PMCID: PMC5362594
PMID: 28386243