Table 3.

Promax rotated matrix of the eating attitude eating scale items using a forced three-factor solution

Items	Factor loading
	1	2	3
Factor 1: restrained eating attitude (α = 0·852)
14. Am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body	0·789
11. Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner	0·748
12. Think about burning up energies when I exercise	0·675
17. Eat diet foods	0·646
24. Like my stomach to be empty	0·607
1. Am terrified about being overweight	0·603
23. Engage in dieting behaviour	0·585
16. Avoid foods with sugar in them	0·541
22. Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets	0·495
6. Aware of the energy content of foods that I eat	0·438
2. Avoid eating when I am hungry	0·417
Factor 2: anorexic attitude (α = 0·785)
4. Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop		0·783
3. Find myself preoccupied with food		0·706
9. Vomit after I have eaten		0·676
25. Have the impulse to vomit after meals		0·676
21. Give too much time and thought to food		0·587
10. Feel extremely guilty after eating		0·530
Factors 3 (α = 0·742)
8. Feel that others would prefer if I ate more			0·734
13. Other people think that I am too thin			0·720
20. Feel that others pressure me to eat			0·588
15. Take longer than others to eat my meals			0·525
19. Display self-control around food			0·523
5. Cut my food into small pieces			0·489
Percentage of variances explained	32·68	8·27	7·70