SynthesisThe International journal of eating disorders2022
Structural validity of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire: A systematic review.
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- Structural validity of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire: A systematic review.The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Pooled it
- The Importance of Considering Personal Recovery for Eating Disorders.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Investigating Perceptions of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire Among Undergraduate Students: A Qualitative Approach.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Trauma subgroups among individuals with eating disorders: a latent profile analysis.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Which EDE-Q items are structurally relevant in borderline personality disorder? An exploratory graph analysis.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2026Article
- Dietary restraint, binge eating and adherence to an adolescent intensive behavioural weight management intervention: a Fast Track to Health sub-study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Eating Disorders in Cystic Fibrosis.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Cultural Adaptation of an Eating Disorders Measure for South Asian American Women.Asian American journal of psychology · 2026Article
- Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Polish ChEDE-Q in a Community Sample of Adolescents: Associations with BMI.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties of shortened versions of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire in Brazilian women.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance Across Gender of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-Short Form in Italian Workers.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Greater Body Dissatisfaction at Admission Is Associated With Lower BMI at Discharge in Anorexia Nervosa: Predictive Validity of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Examining the factor structure and measurement invariance of the online-administered Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire and the Eating Attitudes Test-26 in young and middle-aged women.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Screening for eating disorders in adolescents: psychometric evaluation of the eating disorder examination questionnaire short version (EDE-QS) in a community sample.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Next Steps in Use of the Eating Disorder Examination and Related Eating Disorder Assessments: A Call for Consensus.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Are Suicide-Specific Interventions Required to Reduce Suicidal Ideation? An Empirical Examination in a Clinical Sample of Eating Disorder Participants.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2025Article
- 'Do no harm' - the impact of an intervention for addictive eating on disordered eating behaviours in Australian adults: secondary analysis of the TRACE randomised controlled trial.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Psychometric properties of the German version of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- The Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire 9: A brief measure of eating pathology.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2025Article
- Examining Dimensionality and Item-Quality of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire in Individuals With Eating Disorders Using Item Response Theory Analysis.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe main aim was to perform a systematic literature review of studies investigating the factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q), a widely used measure of eating pathology. Secondary aims were to summarize the quality of reporting of latent variable (factor) analyses in these studies and review support for different factor solutions.
methodLiterature was identified through Scopus, Medline, PsycInfo, and ProQuest databases published up to February 23, 2022 and outreach via an international listserv. All studies published in English reporting factor analysis of the EDE-Q were included with few restrictions. Sixty studies including 63,389 participants met inclusion criteria.
resultsThe originally proposed four-factor solution received little empirical support, although few alternative models have been robustly evaluated. Items assessing shape and weight concerns frequently coalesce in factor solutions, suggesting that these constructs are closely related. Investigations of brief versions of the EDE-Q have produced more consistent findings, suggesting that these measures, particularly a seven-item version, might be useful alternatives to the full version. Quality of studies was reasonable, with important methodological elements of factor analysis often reported. DISCUSSION: The findings are of relevance to practitioners and researchers, suggesting that the "original" factor structure of the EDE-Q should be reconsidered and that use of a seven-item version is to be encouraged. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE: Self-report questionnaires are widely used in the assessment of disordered eating. The current study found that there is little consensus about the structure of a common measure of eating psychopathology. There is more consistent support for a brief, seven-item, version assessing dietary restraint, body dissatisfaction, and overvaluation of weight and shape.
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