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| Standardized factor loading (error variances in parentheses) |
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| 1-factor model |
3-factor model |
4-factor model |
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| Dieting | ||||||
| I enjoy trying new rich foods | .02 | (1.00) | .04 | (1.00) | .04 | (1.00) |
| I am terrified about being overweight | .61 | (.79) | .64 | (.77) | .64 | (.77) |
| I am aware of the calorie content of foods I eat | .45 | (.89) | .46 | (.89) | .46 | (.89) |
| I particularly avoid foods with a high carbohydrate content | .35 | (.94( | .36 | (.94) | .36 | (.93) |
| I feel extremely guilty after eating | .62 | (.78) | .62 | (.80) | .62 | (.79) |
| I am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner | .77 | (.64) | .79 | (.61) | .79 | (.61) |
| I think about burning up calories when I exercise | .55 | (.84) | .57 | (.82) | .57 | (.82) |
| I am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body | .67 | (.74) | .69 | (.73) | .69 | (.73) |
| I avoid foods with sugar in them | .29 | (.96) | .29 | (.96) | .30 | (.96) |
| I eat diet foods | .52 | (.86) | .52 | (.85) | .52 | (.85) |
| I feel uncomfortable after eating sweets | .57 | (.82) | .57 | (.82) | .57 | (.82) |
| I engage in dieting behavior | .72 | (.69) | .72 | (.69) | .73 | (.69) |
| I like my stomach to be empty | .56 | (.83) | .55 | (.83) | .56 | (.83) |
| Oral control | ||||||
| I avoid eating when I am hungry | .35 | (.94) | .18 | (.98) | .36 | (.94) |
| I cut my food into small pieces | .10 | (.99) | .26 | (.97) | .26 | (.97) |
| I feel that others would prefer I ate more | .27 | (.96) | .80 | (.59) | .79 | (.62) |
| Other people think I am too thin | .11 | (.99) | .56 | (.83) | .58 | (.82) |
| I take longer than others to eat my meals | .07 | (.99) | .13 | (.99) | .13 | (.99) |
| I display self-control around food | .12 | (.99) | .21 | (.98) | .20 | (.98) |
| I feel that others pressure me to eat | .20 | (.98) | .60 | (.80) | .61 | (.79) |
| Food preoccupation | ||||||
| I find myself preoccupied by food | .58 | (.81) | .70 | (.72) | .70 | (.71) |
| I feel that food controls my life | .62 | (.78) | .72 | (.69) | .72 | (.69) |
| I give too much time and thought to food | .65 | (.76) | .73 | (.69) | .74 | (.67) |
| Bulimia | ||||||
| I have the impulse to vomit after meals | .36 | (.93) | .40 | (.92) | .88 | (.48) |
| I have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop | .46 | (.89) | .50 | (.87) | .50 | (.87) |
| I vomit after I have eaten | .28 | (.96) | .31 | (.95) | .66 | (.76) |