ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Quantitative Psychology and Measurement
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1490893
Reliability and validity of the Addiction-Like Eating Behavior Scale (AEBS) in a Peruvian adolescent population
Provisionally accepted
- 1Autonomous University of Ica, Chincha Alta, Peru
- 2Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Piura, Peru
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Understanding eating behaviors in Latin American contexts is crucial, given the current epidemic of obesity among adolescents in this region. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the Addiction-Like Eating Behavior Scale (AEBS) in adolescents from Peru. METHODOLOGY: The study was psychometric in nature, conducted with a sample of 1,249 adolescents from coastal (Chimbote, n=841) and jungle (Tarapoto, n=408) cities in Peru. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed, and a scree plot was used to determine the factors. Additionally, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to evaluate the goodnessof-fit indices used for structural validity, and the reliability of the Peruvian version of the AEBS was determined using McDonald's Omega. RESULTS: The EFA reported the presence of 03 factors (KMO= 0.80 and p< 0.000). Furthermore, the CFA reported adequate fit indices (χ2 =881.401; CFI =0.957; TLI = 0.946; RMSEA =0.074; and SRMR = 0.066) confirming the structure. The reliability was acceptable, with ω > 0.65 for all factors. CONCLUSION: The adapted version of the AEBS is valid and reliable for use with Peruvian adolescents.
Keywords: food addiction, adolescents, eating behavior, Reliability, Validation
Received: 03 Sep 2024; Accepted: 22 May 2025.
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* Correspondence: Joel Figueroa-Quiñones, Autonomous University of Ica, Chincha Alta, Peru
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