Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q): Exploratory factor analysis and psychometric performance in a pregnant community sample with body mass index ≥ 25.

ABSTRACT: Pregnancy is characterized by biopsychosocial changes that impact appetite, eating and weight. Understanding pregnant individuals' attitudes toward eating and weight can provide insight into prenatal health behavior. Accordingly, we developed and performed initial psychometric testing of a self-report measure, the Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q), among individuals with pre-pregnancy BMI≥25. Pregnant participants with pre-pregnancy BMI≥25 (N = 213), who predominantly identified as racially minoritized (51% Black/African American) and lower income (66% ≤$30,000/year), enrolled in a longitudinal study. Participants completed 25 candidate PEA-Q items and eating- and weight-related measures. We conducted exploratory factor analysis to determine PEA-Q factor structure, calculate

SUBMITTER: Call CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406689 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature