Table 2 Item Loadings of the Initial and Short Version of the Eating Habits Questionnaire (EHQ)

E01. I am more informed than others about healthy eating

− 0.05

0.80

− 0.03

E02. I turn down social offers that involve eating unhealthy food

0.11

0.64

0.12

E03. The way my food is prepared is important in my diet

− 0.12

0.81

− 0.11

*E04. I follow a diet with many rules

0.31

–

–

*E05. My eating habits are superior to others

0.52

–

–

E06. I am distracted by thoughts of eating healthily

0.73

0.01

0.72

E07. I only eat what my diet allows

0.63

0.18

0.63

E08. My healthy eating is a significant source of stress in my relationships

0.97

− 0.16

0.96

*E09. I have made efforts to eat more healthily over time

0.33

–

–

E10. My diet affects the type of employment I would take

0.94

− 0.20

0.93

E11. My diet is better than other people’s diets

0.06

0.79

0.07

E12. I feel in control when I eat healthily

0.00

0.80

0.01

E13. In the past year, friends or family members have told me that I’m overly concerned with eating healthily

0.65

0.22

0.64

*E14. I have difficulty finding restaurants that serve the foods I eat

0.38

–

–

E15. Eating the way I do gives me a sense of satisfaction

0.02

0.64

0.05

*E16. Few foods are healthy for me to eat

0.34

–

–

E17. I go out less since I began eating healthily

0.63

0.18

0.62

E18. I spend more than three hours a day thinking about healthy food

0.75

0.08

0.74

E19. I feel great when I eat healthily

0.19

0.46

0.24

E20. I follow a health-food diet rigidly

0.69

0.16

0.68

*E21. I prepare food in the most healthful way

0.42

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