Construcción y validación del Inventario de Autorregulación del Peso: validación preliminar Construction and validation of Weight Self-Regulation Inventory: A preliminary validation

The construction and psychometric properties of an ad-hoc inventory to measure skills related to the control of body weight are presented. From interviews and consultation with experts in the area, 134 items were formulated. The initial statistical item analysis was done in a sample of one-hundred students. Factor analysis evidenced two significant factors. Satisfactory internal consistency was found for the factors of self-regulation of physical activity and self-regulation of feeding habits. The results are discussed and future research directions are suggested.