1. Factor Structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire in a Clinical Sample of Adult Women With Anorexia Nervosa
- Author
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Matthew Gregas, Karen M. Jennings, and Kathryn E. Phillips
- Subjects
Adult ,050103 clinical psychology ,Anorexia Nervosa ,Psychometrics ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Sample (statistics) ,Anorexia nervosa ,Factor structure ,Adult women ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,General Nursing ,Models, Statistical ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,05 social sciences ,Reproducibility of Results ,medicine.disease ,Mental health ,Exploratory factor analysis ,Eating disorders ,Female ,Pshychiatric Mental Health ,Psychology ,Psychosocial ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
An exploratory factor analysis on the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) is presented for a clinical sample of women with anorexia nervosa. THE EDE-Q was completed by 169 participants after admission to an inpatient unit for eating disorders. Results of the current study did not support the four-factor model presented by the EDE-Q. A new four-factor solution was obtained with two factors showing similarity to the Restraint and Eating Concern subscales of the original model. The Shape and Weight Concern items primarily loaded together on one factor, along with preoccupation with food and fear of losing control over eating, two Eating Concern items. Finally, an appearance factor was obtained that supports the results of prior research. [ Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 56 (5), 33–39.].
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- 2017