score_tfeq: score_tfeq: Scored data from the Three Factor Eating...

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score_tfeq: Scored data from the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire

Description

This function scores the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire and provides subscale scores for the following behaviors: Cognitive Control of Eating Behaviors, Disinhibition of Control, and Susceptibility to Hunger.

Usage

score_tfeq(tfeq_data, parID)

Arguments

tfeq_data	a data.frame all items for the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire following the naming conventions described above
parID	(optional) name of participant ID column in intake_data. If included the output dataset will be matched by parID, if not included the output dataset will be in the order of intake_data but will have no participant identifier.

Details

Note - the factor structure of this questionnaire has been repeatedly questioned so may want to look further to decide on best approach for each study. The provided subscales are based on the canonical approach in the literature and should not be taken as a recommendation or 'best' factoring approach.

To use this function, the data must be prepared according to the following criteria: 1) The data must include all individual questionnaire items 2) The columns/variables must match the following naming convention: 'tfeq#' where # is the question number (1-51) 3) Questions 1-36 must have the numeric value for the choices: 0 - False, 1 - True. Questions 37-51 must have numeric values 1-4 for the various responses with 1 corresponding to the least frequent/likely options and 4 corresponding to the most frequent/most likely option available. The option differ by question.

Note, as long as variable names match those listed, the dataset can include other variables

Value

A dataset with subscale scores for the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire

References

Primary References for the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire and Scoring: Stunkard AJ, Messick S. The three-factor eating questionnaire to measure dietary restraint, disinhibition and hunger. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 1985;29(1):71-83. doi:10.1016/0022-3999(85)90010-8

See Also

Raw data from Qualtrics was processed using the following script: util_fbs_parent_v3dat

Examples

# scoring for the tfeq with IDs
tfeq_score_data <- score_tfeq(tfeq_data, parID = 'ID')


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