Table 2.

Descriptive statistics and factor loadings

Modified EHQ Item number and name	Number (%) 382 (100%)
	Mean±SD	Factor loadings
Knowledge	Chronbach's alpha=0.865
1. My diet is healthier than most diets	2.17±0.93	0.727
2. I place more and more restrictions on the foods I can eat	2.55±1.01	0.608
3. I turn down social offers that involve eating unhealthy food	2.14±1.09	0.570
10. I follow a health-food diet rigidly	1.75±0.92	0.676
11. My diet is better than other people's diets	2.18±0.96	0.720
18. My eating habits are superior to others’	1.72±0.89	0.625
27. I eat only healthy foods	1.85±0.95	0.733
32. I prepare food in the healthiest way	1.94±0.95	0.624
Average factor scores (EFA)	2.04±0.69
Problems	Chronbach's alpha=0.838
14. I spend more than three hours a day thinking about healthy food	1.31±0.72	0.582
17. I think about healthy food when engaged in other activities	1.52±0.81	0.700
24. I avoid going out to eat with others because of my diet	1.20±0.58	0.734
28. Most of my free time revolves around healthy eating	1.36±0.71	0.672
29. In the past year, friends or family members have told me that I'm overly concerned with healthy eating	1.26±0.64	0.585
31. I am distracted by thoughts of healthy eating	1.25±0.59	0.624
34. I go out less since I began healthy eating	1.34±0.74	0.678
21. I daydream about eating healthy	1.61±0.96	0.522
Average factor scores (EFA)	1.36±0.50
Feelings	Chronbach's alpha=0.865
4. I feel peaceful when I eat healthy	2.94±1.07	-0.717
6. Healthy eating brings me fulfillment	2.58±1.06	-0.726
7. I have made efforts to eat healthy over time	2.96±0.98	-0.604
12. I feel in control when I eat healthy	2.39±1.08	-0.695
22. I feel great when I eat healthy	2.54±1.07	-0.741
26. I love healthy eating	2.77±1.07	-0.730
33. It's important to me to eat healthy	2.88±1.02	-0.537
Average factor scores (EFA)	2.72±0.78