Table 3.

Factor loadings on the primary and general latent factors in the holdout sample using a confirmatory factor analysis (n ₂ = 538)

Items	Subscale	S1	S2	S3	S4	g	h 2
Avoidance of exposure	SC	0.34				0.89	0.91
Dissatisfaction with shape	SC	0.20				0.92	0.89
Discomfort seeing body	SC	0.32				0.90	0.91
Dissatisfaction with weight	WC	0.09				0.93	0.87
Feelings of fatness	SC	–0.06				0.92	0.85
Desire to lose weight	WC	–0.27				0.96	0.99
Importance of weight	WC	0.16				0.85	0.75
Importance of shape	SC	0.23				0.82	0.73
Flat stomach	SC	–0.08				0.61	0.38
Fear of weight gain	SC	–0.04				0.85	0.72
Reaction to prescribed weighing	WC	0.20				0.58	0.38
R 2		0.04				0.72	0.76
Preoccupation with shape or weight	WCSC		0.50			0.83	0.94
Preoccupation with food/eating/calories	EC		0.62			0.77	0.98
Avoidance of eating	DR		0.42			0.54	0.47
Empty stomach	DR		0.25			0.71	0.57
Fear of losing control over eating	EC		0.29			0.78	0.69
R 2			0.19			0.54	0.73
Restraint over eating	DR			0.49		0.74	0.79
Food avoidance	DR			0.63		0.65	0.82
Dietary rules	DR			0.57		0.63	0.72
R2				0.32		0.46	0.78
Eating in secret	EC				0.53	0.72	0.80
Avoids social eating	EC				0.54	0.77	0.88
Guilt about eating	EC				0.37	0.79	0.76
R2					0.24	0.58	0.82

Note: Coefficients in column 1–4 and g represent orthogonal factor loadings. R² = explained variance (%), h ² = variance explained in a single item by the latent factors combined.