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 α = .841. The exploratory factor analysis has r

SUBMITTER: Parra-Fernandez ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6504074 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature