Abstract
The factor structures of the Body Image Questionnaire (BIQ) and the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) were examined with confirmatory factor analyses. The sample for the BIQ consisted of 255 Hispanic men and women, and the sample for the EAT consisted of 153 Hispanic women living on the U.S./México border. The final factor structures for the BIQ and the EAT differed from the published BIQ and EAT factor structures found for young Caucasian adults. A four-factor solution (midtorso, extremities, sex organs, and face) using Hispanic men and women resulted in a good fit for the BIQ. A five-factor solution (fear of fat, preoccupation with food, others’ opinions, dieting, and slow eating) using Hispanic women resulted in a moderate fit for the EAT. The modified BIQ can be used reliably to test constructs related to body image and eating behavior among Hispanics living on the U.S./México border. However, the original three-factor EAT structure reported in Caucasian women does not seem to be a reliable measure of attitudes toward eating for Hispanic women living on the U.S./México border. Although a five-factor EAT structure was more reliable for assessing eating attitudes in these women, it is recommended that a new instrument be developed and tailored to young Hispanic women.
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