Table 1.
Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) results of the Polish version of the EHQ.
| EHQ Items | Factor Loading | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | F2 | F3 | |
| 1. I am more informed than others about healthy eating. | 0.53 | −0.03 | 0.21 |
| 2. I turn down social offers that involve eating unhealthy food. | 0.13 | 0.49 | 0.05 |
| 3. The way my food is prepared is important in my diet. | 0.4 | 0.03 | 0.42 |
| 4. I follow a diet with many rules. | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.42 |
| 5. My eating habits are superior to others. | 0.83 | −0.07 | 0.08 |
| 6. I am distracted by thoughts of eating healthy. | −0.16 | 0.56 | 0.17 |
| 7. I only eat what my diet allows. | 0.4 | 0.37 | −0.02 |
| 8. My healthy eating is a significant source of stress in my relationships. | −0.12 | 0.79 | −0.07 |
| 9. I have made efforts to eat more healthily over time. | −0.07 | 0.03 | 0.73 |
| 10. My diet affects the type of employment I would take. | 0.2 | 0.44 | 0 |
| 11. My diet is better than other peoples’ diets. | 0.79 | 0.07 | −0.02 |
| 12. I feel in control when I eat healthily. | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.64 |
| 13. In the past year, friends or family members have told me that I’m overly concerned with eating healthily. | 0.15 | 0.62 | −0.01 |
| 14. I have difficulties finding restaurants that serve the foods I eat. | 0.13 | 0.58 | −0.05 |
| 15. Eating the way I do gives me a sense of satisfaction. | 0.2 | −0.01 | 0.39 |
| 16. Few foods are healthy for me to eat. | −0.07 | 0.51 | 0.14 |
| 17. I go out less since I began eating healthily. | 0.09 | 0.65 | −0.03 |
| 18. I spend more than three hours a day thinking about healthy food. | −0.1 | 0.74 | 0.09 |
| 19. I feel great when I eat healthily. | −0.02 | −0.07 | 0.79 |
| 20. I follow a health-food diet rigidly. | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.09 |
| 21. I prepare food in the most healthful way. | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.47 |
Items in bold were included in the final Polish version of the Eating Habits Questionnaire (EHQ).