ArticleInternational journal of methods in psychiatric research2013
Core pathology of eating disorders as measured by the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q): the predictive role of a nested general (g) and primary factors.
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"The Healthy Body Image" (HBI) Program: A Program to Promote a Positive Body Image. A School-based Randomized Controlled Trial
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Validation of the Lithuanian eating disorder examination-questionnaire (EDE-Q) in a community sample of young adults.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Does the link between posttraumatic cognitions and eating pathology depend on trauma type? The role of sexual violence.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2025Article
- Comorbidity between internalizing symptoms and disordered eating is primarily driven by genetic influences on emotion regulation in adult female twins.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2024Article
- Risk and prevalence of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) among professional female football players.European journal of sport science · 2024Article
- Comparison between the brief seven-item and full eating disorder examination-questionnaire (EDE-Q) in clinical and non-clinical female Norwegian samples.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Gender differences in direct and indirect associations of trauma types with disordered eating in a national U.S. veteran sample.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2023Article
- Investigating the factor structure and measurement invariance of the eating disorder examination questionnaire (EDE-Q) among cisgender gay men and lesbian women from the United States.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Investigating the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in a community sample of gender minority adults from the United States.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Evaluating the Suitability of the Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) for Female Football Players.Sports medicine - open · 2023Article
- Validation of a Farsi version of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (F-EDE-Q) in adolescents and university students from Iran.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
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- Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q-13): short-form of EDE-Q.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
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- Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire: Evaluating factor structures and establishing measurement invariance with Asian/Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Black, and White American college men.The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- The Healthy Body Image Intervention and Reduction in Eating Disorder Symptomatology and Muscle Building Supplement Use in High School Students: A Study of Mediating Factors.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The present study examined several factor models of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), and in particular, whether a nested general factor ('g') was present, hence supporting a common pathology factor. A total of 1094 women were randomly selected by Statistics Norway and mailed a questionnaire packet. The sample was randomly split, using the first half for exploratory analyses and the second for confirmatory validation purposes. A four-factor solution received the best support, but the structure deviated from the original model of Fairburn. The internal consistency was high for the first three factors (.93, .82 and .86) and satisfactory for the fourth (.78). The additional specification of a general (g) factor improved model fit significantly, implying that the EDE-Q scores are indicators of both a general core and four primary symptom patterns. Furthermore, the g was more strongly related to predictors like age and body mass index (BMI) than the four primary factors in a full structural equation model. The validity of interpreting the global EDE-Q score as indicative of g was supported. A brief Shape and Weight Concern subscale of 11 items was strongly related to the g-factor, and may provide an abbreviated measure of overall eating disorder pathology.
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