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This study aims to translate the Mindful Eating Scale (Mind-Eat Scale) into Chinese and to validate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version within the general population of China.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A convenience sampling method was employed to recruit a total of 346 adults from three communities across three provinces in China: Jiangxi Province, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Heilongjiang Province. The Brislin translation model was employed for forward-backward translation. A multidisciplinary expert panel (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f7) conducted cross-cultural adaptation using the Delphi method, followed by a pilot test among 20 adults to confirm item clarity and comprehensibility. The reliability of the scale was assessed through internal consistency reliability, split-half reliability, and test\u2013retest reliability. The validity of the scale was evaluated through both content validity and structural validity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The Chinese version of the mind-eat scale comprises six dimensions: awareness, non-reactivity, openness, gratitude, non-judgment, and hunger\/satiety, totaling 24 items. The overall Cronbach\u2019s\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      coefficient for the scale was 0.927, with coefficients for the six dimensions ranging from 0.757 to 0.864. The split-half reliability was found to be 0.895, while the test\u2013retest reliability was 0.862. Regarding content validity, the I-CVI values ranged from 0.857 to 1.000, and the S-CVI was 0.964. Exploratory factor analysis revealed six factors with eigenvalues greater than 1, accounting for a cumulative variance explained rate of 69.135%. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated a good model fit with \u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \/df\u202f=\u202f2.273, RMSEA\u202f=\u202f0.078, CFI\u202f=\u202f0.904, TLI\u202f=\u202f0.908, IFI\u202f=\u202f0.906, and PNFI\u202f=\u202f0.706.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Mind-Eat Scale exhibits satisfactory psychometric properties within a community-based convenience sample of Chinese adults, establishing it as a preliminary instrument for assessing mindful eating levels in this specific population. However, further validation in more diverse and clinical populations is warranted before broader application.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1895623","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]],"date-time":"2026-09-09T05:58:57Z","timestamp":1788933537000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of Mindful Eating Scale in Chinese adults: a translation and validation study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Wenguang","family":"Xie","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University","place":["Nanchang, China"]},{"name":"School of Nursing, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University","place":["Nanchang, 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