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A Reliability Generalization Meta-Analysis of the Eating Attitudes Test 26 (EAT-26) Scale.

Shaikha Janahi, Nayla Alkhater, Aysha Bucheer, Yasmeen Hashem, Khawla K Alothman, Alia Alsada, Maryam Bucheer, Haneen Jandeel, Dana AlJamea, Raghad Al Aqaili and 2 more

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Psychological Distress and Disordered Eating in Adults Attending an Obesity Outpatient Clinic.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Shaikha JanahiPaediatric Surgery, Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, Kingdom of Bahrain, East Riffa, BHR.
Nayla AlkhaterOphthalmology, King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH), Muharraq, BHR.
Aysha BucheerPaediatrics, King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH), Muharraq, BHR.
Yasmeen HashemFamily Medicine, Farwanyia Hospital, Farwanyia, KWT.
Khawla K AlothmanPsychiatry, King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH), Muharraq, BHR.
Alia AlsadaPsychiatry, King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH), Muharraq, BHR.
Maryam BucheerPsychiatry, Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Manama, BHR.
Haneen JandeelPsychiatry, Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Manama, BHR.
Dana AlJameaPsychiatry, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, BHR.
Raghad Al AqailiFamily and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR.
Hadeel GhazzawiNutrition and Food Technology, School of Agriculture, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR.
Haitham JahramiPsychiatry, Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Manama, BHR.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Eating Attitudes Test 26 (EAT-26) scale is a well-established tool for assessing the risk of eating disorders. A reliability generalization meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the average reliability of the EAT-26 scale scores and how reliability estimates vary according to the composition and variability of samples, to identify study characteristics that can explain its variability, and to estimate the reliability induction rate. A literature search produced 14 articles involving 15 studies that met the inclusion criteria. For the total scores of the EAT-26 scale, pooled Cronbach's alpha was 0.85, with 95% confidence intervals of 0.81 and 0.88, a standard error (SE) of 0.02, and a standard score of (Z = 43.99). Moderator analysis showed that the language, age, or sex of the participants did not affect the overall results. By assessing the reliability of research findings, researchers can examine the consistency of results across studies, which can help identify sources of variability in the results.

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cronbach’s alphaeat-26eating attitude test-26internal consistencypsychometricsreliabilityvalidity

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PMID39677235
PMCPMC11645480

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