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ABSTRACT Objective The factor structure of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) has not been thoroughly tested in Hispanic populations, yet researchers commonly use this instrument in Hispanic samples. Thus, it is important to establish the validity of the EDI in Hispanic populations. This article investigated measurement invariance of the EDI's three eating- and weight-related (eat/wt) scales because they are the most frequently used and are often used in isolation. These scales include Drive for Thinness, Bulimia, and Body Dissatisfaction. Method Female undergraduates were recruited for a study on body image. The final sample ( N = 688) included participants categorized as Hispanic ( N = 385) or Caucasian ( N = 303). They completed the EDI-3 and a measure of acculturation. Results Measurement invariance analyses of the EDI-3 in Caucasian and Hispanic samples were conducted. The configural model provided an acceptable fit, providing support for the three-factor structure of the eat/wt scales in both the Caucasian and the Hispanic sample. However, weak invariance of the three-factor structure was not supported. When measurement invariance analyses were conducted on the three eat/wt scales separately, Drive for Thinness was the only scale to demonstrate measurement invariance. Discussion The theoretical three-factor structure of the EDI eat/wt scales was supported in both ethnic groups. Furthermore, the Drive for Thinness scale can readily be used to make group comparisons across nonclinical samples of Caucasian and Hispanic women, but researchers should be cautious when using the other two eat/wt scales to make comparisons across these two groups. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2015; 48:262-270) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: A systematic analysis of data collected with the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) was made. Method: A literature search identified 94 sources in which the mean values of the EDI or EDI-2 subscales were reported, comprising 310 samples differing by sex, age, diagnosis, language, ethnicity, or some other relevant attribute. The total number of respondents was 43,722, from 25 different countries, having used the EDI in one of the 16 languages (1–94). Results: The factorial structure of the aggregate means of the EDI subscales, for both clinical versus nonclinical and Western versus non-Western samples, was almost identical suggesting generalizability across languages and cultures. Non-Western participants scored higher than Western participants on virtually all EDI subscales, both in normal and eating-disordered samples. It was shown that age is a risk factor when someone is already diagnosed with an eating disorder but, in the general population, increasing age reduces the likelihood of being afflicted by eating disorders. Discussion: Symptoms of eating disorders are more pronounced in non-Western than in Western samples. © 2008 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 2009 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective The aim of the current study was to investigate associations between gender role orientation and eating pathology in a sample of females with eating disorders (ED). Methods Sixty-eight women with anorexia nervosa and 123 women with bulimia nervosa completed the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI), the Eating Disorders Inventory, and the Sexual Anxiety subscale of the Anorexia Nervosa Inventory for Self-Rating. Results All three subscales of the BSRI—femininity, masculinity, and social desirability—correlated negatively with self-reported ED behavior and attitudes. Individuals with high levels of androgyny (i.e., those scoring high on femininity and masculinity) reported lower levels of ED symptomatology compared with undifferentiated individuals (i.e., those scoring low on femininity and masculinity), who showed higher levels of ED symptoms. Discussion Femininity and masculinity, although independent traits, should not be considered isolated from each other in the context of ED. In females with ED, androgyny appears to be associated with lower levels of ED symptoms. Self-esteem may play a mediating role in this association. © 2005 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]