Questionnaire Validity and Reliability of Intuitive Eating Behaviour towards Obesity: Behavioural perspective

Norazmir Md Nor; Syauqina  Firdus; Wan Nur Diana  Rajab aka Wan Ismail; Dewi Yunia Fitriani

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3678

Authors

Norazmir Md Nor Integrative Pharmacogenomics Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Syauqina Firdus Maternal, Infant & Young Child Nutrition Research Group, Centre for Dietetics Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Wan Nur Diana Rajab aka Wan Ismail Maternal, Infant & Young Child Nutrition Research Group, Centre for Dietetics Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Dewi Yunia Fitriani Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3678

Keywords:

Intuitive Eating, Obesity, Validity, Reliability

Abstract

Introduction: Intuitive eating involves consuming food based on internal hunger and satiety cues. This study aims to establish a validated and reliable questionnaire. Methods: The questionnaire items' difficulty, uncertainty, and inappropriateness were conducted. The validity is analysed using the Content Validity Index and Lawshe's Content Validity Ratio, estimated by inter-item reliability (Cronbach's Alpha) and test-retest reliability (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient). Results: The CVIs correlation coefficient is 0.89 - 0.99.The Cronbach's Alpha coefficient value is 0.66-0.68.Conclusion: This study showed that the questionnaire has good validity and reliability towards obesity from an intuitive eating behaviour perspective.

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