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Validation of the English Version of the General Dietary Behavior Inventory (GDBI-E)
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Abstract In medical science and practice, dietary behavior is mostly assessed by item-extensive questionnaires (e.g., food-frequency-questionnaires) or by questionnaires focusing on psychological aspects of dietary behavior neglecting dietary quality or quantity. In consequence, these questionnaires do not c... view more
In medical science and practice, dietary behavior is mostly assessed by item-extensive questionnaires (e.g., food-frequency-questionnaires) or by questionnaires focusing on psychological aspects of dietary behavior neglecting dietary quality or quantity. In consequence, these questionnaires do not capture the full bandwidth of dietary behavior or are less effective in the assessment of dietary behavior because of the large item pools. Therefore, the aim of this validation study was to translate the existing General Dietary Behavior Inventory (GDBI), which was constructed as a behavior-related, as well as effective, instrument, and verifying its construct and criterion validity. This inventory is based on the general nutrition recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO). Our English-speaking convenience sample consisted of 263 participants. The study results confirmed convergent, as well as criterion validity of the English version of the GDBI (GDBI-E). Discriminant validity of the GDBI-E could mainly be verified. Different dietary behavior clusters were identified in a cluster analysis. The found clusters represented a rather healthy and a rather unhealthy dietary behavior in the sample according to the recommendations of the WHO. The results underpinned the validity of the GDBI-E. The GDBI-E is applicable in research and clinical practice to assess dietary behavior in the English-speaking population.... view less
Keywords
nutrition; health behavior; cluster analysis; WHO; eating behavior
Classification
Medical Sociology
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
dietary behavior; assessment; dietary recommendation; body mass index; construct validation; criterion validity; ZIS 235
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-12
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (2022) 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052883
ISSN
1660-4601
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed