Table 2.
Rotated factor loadings of the principal components analysis (PCA) for 21 items (N= 551)
| Items | EHQ Knowledge | EHQ Problems | EHQ Feelings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I am more informed than others about healthy eating | 0.52 | ||
| 3. The way my food is prepared is important in my diet | 0.721 | ||
| 5. My eating habits are superior to others | 0.761 | ||
| 11. My diet is better than other people’s diets | 0.736 | ||
| 21. I prepare food in the most healthful way | 0.667 | ||
| 2. I turn down social offers that involve eating unhealthy food. | 0.348 | ||
| 4. I follow a diet with many rules | 0.387 | ||
| 6. I am distracted by thoughts of eating healthily | 0.574 | ||
| 7. I only eat what my diet allows | 0.351 | ||
| 8. My healthy eating is a significant source of stress in my relationships | 0.693 | ||
| 10.My diet affects the type of employment I would take | 0.554 | ||
| 13. In the past year, friends or family members have told me that I’m overly concerned with eating healthily. | 0.559 | ||
| 14. I have difficulty finding restaurants that serve the foods I eat | 0.597 | ||
| 16. Few foods are healthy for me to eat | 0.618 | ||
| 17. I go out less since I began eating healthily | 0.582 | ||
| 18. I spend more than three hours a day thinking about healthy food. | 0.685 | ||
| 20. I follow a health-food diet rigidly | 0.415 | ||
| 9. I have made efforts to eat more healthily over time | 0.694 | ||
| 12. I feel in control when I eat healthily | 0.817 | ||
| 15. Eating the way I do gives me a sense of satisfaction | 0.842 | ||
| 19. I feel great when I eat healthily | 0.814 | ||
| Eigenvalues | 6.269 | 2.121 | 1.731 |
| % of Variance | 29.854 | 10.099 | 8.244 |
| Croncbach’s alpha | 0.796 | 0.82 | 0.817 |
EHQ: Eating Habits Questionnaire