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Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the DOS questionnaire for the detection of orthorexic nervosa behavior.


ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Orthorexia nervosa, a term used to describe an obsession with healthy eating, has been shown to have major health implications for those affected. The aim of this study was to validate a Spanish version of the Düsseldorfer Ortorexie Skala (DOS), a questionnaire for the detection of orthorexic behavior.

Methods

A cross-sectional study comprising a total sample of 492 Spanish participants recruited from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, and randomly divided into two groups. The following tools were applied: the DOS and the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2). The factorial structures were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis.

Results

The internal consistency of the DOS-ES was ? = .841. The exploratory factor analysis has revealed the existence of a single factor with factor loadings ranging from .508 to .802. A confirmatory factor analysis was applied to the second half of the random sample in order to confirm the factor solution.

Conclusion

The Spanish adaptation of the DOS-ES is proven to be a reliable and valid questionnaire for evaluating the obsessive tendency towards healthy eating among university students.

SUBMITTER: Parra-Fernandez ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6504074 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the DOS questionnaire for the detection of orthorexic nervosa behavior.

Parra-Fernández María Laura ML   Onieva-Zafra María Dolores MD   Fernández-Muñoz Juan José JJ   Fernández-Martínez Elia E  

PloS one 20190507 5


<h4>Introduction</h4>Orthorexia nervosa, a term used to describe an obsession with healthy eating, has been shown to have major health implications for those affected. The aim of this study was to validate a Spanish version of the Düsseldorfer Ortorexie Skala (DOS), a questionnaire for the detection of orthorexic behavior.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study comprising a total sample of 492 Spanish participants recruited from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, and randomly divided i  ...[more]

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