Claes, L.; Vankerckhoven, L.; Smits, D.; Kiekens, G.; Robillard, C.L.; Stukken, L.; Luyckx, K. Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Version of the Eating Competence Satter Inventory (ecSI 2.0TM) in Community Adolescents. Nutrients2023, 15, 4531.
Claes, L.; Vankerckhoven, L.; Smits, D.; Kiekens, G.; Robillard, C.L.; Stukken, L.; Luyckx, K. Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Version of the Eating Competence Satter Inventory (ecSI 2.0TM) in Community Adolescents. Nutrients 2023, 15, 4531.
Claes, L.; Vankerckhoven, L.; Smits, D.; Kiekens, G.; Robillard, C.L.; Stukken, L.; Luyckx, K. Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Version of the Eating Competence Satter Inventory (ecSI 2.0TM) in Community Adolescents. Nutrients2023, 15, 4531.
Claes, L.; Vankerckhoven, L.; Smits, D.; Kiekens, G.; Robillard, C.L.; Stukken, L.; Luyckx, K. Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Version of the Eating Competence Satter Inventory (ecSI 2.0TM) in Community Adolescents. Nutrients 2023, 15, 4531.
Abstract
Eating competence can play a role in helping 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 (Eating Attitudes, Food Acceptance, Internal Regulation, and Contextual Skills) showed acceptable to excellent reliability (α ranging from .69 to .91). The ecSI 2.0TM also showed to be scalar invariant across sex and age (<17 years, ≥ 17 years). Boys reported significantly higher ecSI 2.0TM DUTCH scores than girls on the four subscales and the total scale. The two age groups did not differ significantly on the ecSI 2.0TM DUTCH scales. Finally, scores on the ecSI 2.0TM subscales showed no or small negative correlations with adolescents’ 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.
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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