Translation and validation of the mindful eating behaviour scale in the Arabic language

BMC Psychiatry

Research

Diana Malaeb¹  Mirna Fawaz²  Nancy Chammas³  Michel Soufia³  Souheil Hallit⁴  Sahar Obeid⁵  Feten Fekih-Romdhane⁶ 

[1] College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates;School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon;Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Afeef Al Tiba, 1105, Tareek Al Jadida, Beirut, Lebanon;School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon;School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon;Psychology Department, College of Humanities, Effat University, 21478, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan;Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon;Social and Education Sciences Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Jbeil, Lebanon;The Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis, Department of Psychiatry “Ibn Omrane”, Razi Hospital, 2010, Manouba, Tunisia;University, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia;

关键词: Mindful eating;    Mindful eating behaviour scale;    Psychometric properties;    Arabic;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-023-04614-1

 received in 2022-12-14, accepted in 2023-02-17,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThere has been a drastic increase in the prevalence of obesity and its related diseases in the Arabic-speaking countries during the last decades along with a lack of public awareness about this awareness about this public health problem. This calls for the development of novel prevention and intervention strategies that are based on new approaches, including mindful eating. In this context, we aimed through this study to explore the factor structure, composite reliability, measurement invariance across sex, convergent and divergent validity of an Arabic translation of the Mindful Eating Behaviour Scale (MEBS).MethodsA cross-sectional study carried out between September and November 2022, and enrolled 359 participants, all aged above 18 years old and recruited from all Lebanon governorates. The questionnaire used included socio-demographic questions, and the following scales: The Mindful Eating Behavior Scale (MEBS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Intuitive Eating Scale-2, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-8).ResultsMcDonald’s ω values ranged from .82 to .95 or the four mindful eating domains, indicating the excellent internal consistency reliability of the scale. Our study also showed that fit indices from the confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the original four-factor structure model of the MEBS. Furthermore, our analyses suggested that configural, metric, and scalar invariance was supported across sex. Our results found no sex difference in all MEBS subscales scores. Finally, we found positive correlations between Focused eating, Hunger and satiety cues on one hand, and intuitive eating on the other hand. Moreover, greater Hunger and satiety cues scores were correlated with higher self-esteem and lower body mass index.ConclusionOur findings support the psychometric reliability and validity of the Arabic MEBS. We suggest, accordingly, that the scale will be of high clinical and research utility, and will help in the development of information-based interventions focused on mindful eating that are aimed to combat eating disorders and obesity in the Arab world.

【 授权许可】

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