TABLE 2.
Eating behavior patterns and factor loadings in varimax-rotated principal components
| Snacking | Infrequent and unhealthy eating | Avoidant eating | Emotional and external eating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eigenvalue | 4.00 | 2.43 | 1.38 | 1.09 | |
| Percentage variance explained | 16.6 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | |
| Variables | Response coding | ||||
| Diet quality score | From healthy to unhealthy | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.04 |
| How often do you eat breakfast? | From usually to seldom | 0.07 | 0.50 | −0.03 | −0.04 |
| How often in a day do you usually eat? | From usually to seldom | -0.18 | 0.58 | −0.06 | 0.01 |
| Regularity of your eating habits | From regular to irregular | 0.28 | 0.36 | −0.02 | −0.09 |
| Alternating restriction and overeating style | From seldom to usually | 0.33 | 0.02 | −0.20 | 0.07 |
| During meals I eat sufficiently—I don't need to snack | From usually to seldom | 0.52 | −0.19 | 0.05 | −0.07 |
| I replace my meals with snacks | From seldom to usually | 0.45 | 0.05 | −0.07 | −0.11 |
| I eat most in the evenings | From seldom to usually | 0.28 | 0.19 | −0.01 | 0.14 |
| I usually munch constantly in the evenings | From seldom to usually | 0.38 | −0.06 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| I tend to eat healthily | From usually to seldom | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.36 | −0.05 |
| I avoid greasy meals | From usually to seldom | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.60 | 0.04 |
| I avoid calories | From usually to seldom | −0.04 | −0.08 | 0.63 | −0.02 |
| While I am eating, I watch TV | From seldom to usually | −0.02 | 0.22 | −0.05 | 0.40 |
| I am tempted to eat according to advertisements | From seldom to usually | −0.08 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.55 |
| I reward myself with good food | From seldom to usually | −0.02 | −0.08 | −0.01 | 0.56 |
| I console myself by eating or drinking | From seldom to usually | 0.17 | 0.13 | −0.01 | 0.40 |
Sample size n = 3977.