Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 25, 2023
Last Modified: January 25, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements Millisecond's computerized version of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale (PEMS) by Burgress et al (2014).
Burgess, E. E., Turan, B., Lokken, K. L., Morse, A., & Boggiano, M. M. (2014). Profiling motives behind hedonic eating. Preliminary validation of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale. Appetite, 72, 66–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2013.09.016
And, A., Sylvester, M. D., Turan, B., Uysal Irak, D., Ray, M. K., & Boggiano, M. M. (2018). The Turkish Palatable Eating Motives Scale (T-PEMS): utility in predicting binge-eating eating and obesity risk in university students. Eating and Weight Disorders, 23(4), 527–531. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-017-0383-z
2 minute
self-report measure consisting of 20* 5-point Likert Scale questions on four subscales.
• originally the survey consisted of 20 items but original question 15 is not used for analyses as it does not significantly load
onto any of the four subscales.
A revised version of the survey replaces q15 with an alternative. Check radioButtons.q15 below for a possible alternative.
File Name: pems_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| pemsTotal | The sum of all subscore values (Range: 25-95) |
| pemsSocial | Calculated based on: q3,q5,q11,q14,q16 (Range: 5-25) |
| pemsCoping | Calculated based on: q1,q4,q6,q17 (Range: 5-20)* if revised q15 is run: add radioButtons.q15.response to subscale pemsCoping |
| pemsEnhancement | Calculated based on: q7,q9,q10,q13,q18 (Range: 5-25) |
| pemsConformity | Calculated based on: q2,q8,q12,q19,q20 (Range: 5-25) + all individual responses |
File Name: pems.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 1 (almost never) - 5 (almost always) |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |