PROPIEDADES PSICOMéTRICAS DE LA PRUEBA ACTITUDES ALIMENTARIAS PARA HOMBRES

摘要

The objective of the present work was evaluated the psychometric properties of the Eating Attitudes Testin Mexican males. Participants: Mexican young men 566, with an average age of 18.11 (SD 3.49) yearsold, were recruited from public and private schools of México City.The participants completed the EatingAttitudes Test (EAT) in groups of 15. Results: Internal consistency was calculated with Cronbrach’s alphacoefficient, the total scale had a α = .79. The factorial analysis (varimax rotation) extracted five factors: 1)Drive for thinness (α = .70), 2) Perceived social pressure (α = . 59), 3) Compensatory behaviors (α = .49), 4)Food control and exercise (α = .48), and 5) Food Styles (α = .55), accounting for 30.18% of the total vari-ance. Conclusion: The results show that the EAT-40 is a suitable instrument for males, focusing primarily ondrive for thinness, compensatory behaviors such as vomiting, laxative use, or excessive exercise as well asabnormal eating behaviors.