Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Επιστήμη του Στρες και Προαγωγή της ΥγείαςLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Pediaditakis Nikolaos
Supervisors info:
Κωσταρέλλη Βασιλική, Αν. καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Οικονομίας & Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης, Χαροκόπειο Πανεπιστήμιο
Κανακά-Gantenbein Χριστίνα, Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Μίχου Μαρία, Εξωτερικός Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Στάθμιση του εργαλείου Salzburg Stress Eating Scale, στην Ελλάδα
Translated title:
Greek validation of the Salzburg stress Easting Scale in the general population
Summary:
BACKGROUND: It is widely known that excessive or prolonged stress can negatively affect eating behavior and habits.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to validate the Salzburg Stress Eating Scale (SSES) in the Greek language and to examine its psychometric properties.
METHODS: An online survey was conducted among Greek adults. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the three-factor eating questionnaire (TFEQ) R-18 and two subscales of the Dutch Eating Behavior questionnaire (DEBQ) were used together with the SSES. Certain sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics were also assessed. Exploratory Factor analysis (EFA), Cronbach’s α and Spearman’s rho were used.
RESULTS: The sample consisted of 368 participants (51.1% women) and the mean age was 35 years. EFA indicated one factor in SSES with Eigenvalues>1 which explained the 54.6% of total variance. The Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.920. SSES was significantly positively correlated with the subscales of the DEBQ (for the Restrained Eating subscale r=0.147 and for the Emotional Eating subscale r= 0.615, p<0.001) and significantly negatively correlated with two subscales of the TEFQ (for the TFEQ1 r=-0.233 and for the TFEQ2 r=-0.562, p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: The Greek version of SSES is a reliable tool for assessing changes in eating behaviors in relation to stress.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Overeating, Emotional Eating, Eating Habits, External Eating, Restrained Eating
