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Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis to Evaluate Construct Validity of the Indonesian Palatable Eating Motives Scale (I-PEMS)



A.D. Cahyani1, 2, *, A. Iskandarsyah1, S. Cahyadi1, W. Srisayekti1
1 Universitas Padjadjaran, Jawa Barat 45363, Indonesia
2 Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta Barat 11530, Indonesia


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Abstract

The purpose of this work is to establish the validity of the Indonesian Palatable Eating Motives Scale (I-PEMS) and to describe the characteristics in palatable eating motives among current Indonesian young adults. The Original Palatable Eating Motives Scale (PEMS) was translated into Indonesian and back-translated into English to confirm the conceptual and linguistic equivalence. The scale was administered to emerging adults aged 18-25 years old. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the I-PEMS has an acceptable factor structure. The result provided evidence of four factors of palatable eating motives. No significant difference from the I-PEMS score between males and females. The association was only observed between the scores of Conformity motive and Body Mass Index.

Keywords: Factor analysis, Psychometric, Palatable eating, Motivation, Body mass index, Construct validity.