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ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2025

Further Validation for a Measure of Disordered Eating in an Independent Sample of Male and Female Elite Athletes: The Athletic Disordered Eating (ADE) Scale.

Scott J Fatt, Katarina Prnjak, Georgina L Buckley, Emma George, Phillipa Hay, Nikki Jeacocke, Deborah Mitchison

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Article in The International journal of eating disorders, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07617701 (Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of the French Version of the Athletic Disordered Eating Scale), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of the French Version of the Athletic Disordered Eating Scale (ADE)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, CaenRan2025 to 2026Enrolled229ConditionsAthlete, Eating Disorder Prevention, Eating Disorders SymptomsArmsThe French version of the Athletic Disordered Eating (ADE-Fr) Scale
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7 authors.

Scott J FattTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3796-7907
Katarina PrnjakDiscipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6152-5025
Georgina L BuckleyBody Justice, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
Emma GeorgeTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9936-1911
Phillipa HayTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0296-6856
Nikki JeacockeAIS Performance, Australian Sports Commission, Canberra, New South Wales, Australia.
Deborah MitchisonTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6736-7937

Funding

Australian Institute of Sport P0002423
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundElite athletes experience unique pressures and cognitions associated with disordered eating, which may not be appropriately captured by existing tools. The Athletic Disordered Eating (ADE) scale is a recently developed and first measure of disordered eating specifically developed and validated in current and former athletes. This study aimed to provide further validation for the ADE in an independent sample of elite athletes.

methodParticipants were 237 elite athletes (M

resultsThe four-factor structure of the ADE from the original validation was confirmed. Further, the ADE demonstrated adequate measurement invariance across male and female current and former athletes; internal consistency for the total score and each subscale; convergent and discriminant validity; and criterion-related validity-with a score of 40 balancing sensitivity and specificity against other scales with established cut-offs for a likely eating disorder. The high-risk cut-off (ADE ≥ 33) had high sensitivity but low specificity in identifying eating disorder cases, as confirmed by the clinical interview. DISCUSSION: The ADE is a low-time-burden screening tool for disordered eating, validated in independent samples of diverse athletes. It should be considered for future use in screening, early identification, and monitoring treatment progress in elite athletes.

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