Eating disorder examination: Factor structure and norms in a clinical female pediatric eating disorder sample

© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Objective: The factor structure of the eating disorder examination (EDE) has never been tested in a clinical pediatric sample, and no normative data exist. Method: The factor structure of an adapted EDE was examined in a clinical sample of 665 females aged 9-17 years w...

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Main Authors: O'Brien, Amy, Watson, H., Hoiles, K., Egan, Sarah, Anderson, Rebecca, Hamilton, M., Shu, C., Mccormack, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18226
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author O'Brien, Amy
Watson, H.
Hoiles, K.
Egan, Sarah
Anderson, Rebecca
Hamilton, M.
Shu, C.
Mccormack, J.
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Watson, H.
Hoiles, K.
Egan, Sarah
Anderson, Rebecca
Hamilton, M.
Shu, C.
Mccormack, J.
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description © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Objective: The factor structure of the eating disorder examination (EDE) has never been tested in a clinical pediatric sample, and no normative data exist. Method: The factor structure of an adapted EDE was examined in a clinical sample of 665 females aged 9-17 years with anorexia nervosa spectrum (70%), bulimia nervosa spectrum (12%), purging disorder (3%), and unspecified feeding and eating disorders (15%). Results: The original four-factor model was a good fit in a confirmatory factor analysis as well a higher order model with three dimensions of restraint, eating concern, and combined weight concern/shape concern. Normative data are reported for clinicians to identify the percentiles in which their patients' score. Discussion: The findings support dimensions of restraint, eating concern, weight concern, and shape concern in a clinical pediatric sample. This supports the factorial validity of the EDE, and the norms may assist clinicians to evaluate symptoms in females under 18 years.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-182262017-09-13T13:45:15Z Eating disorder examination: Factor structure and norms in a clinical female pediatric eating disorder sample O'Brien, Amy Watson, H. Hoiles, K. Egan, Sarah Anderson, Rebecca Hamilton, M. Shu, C. Mccormack, J. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Objective: The factor structure of the eating disorder examination (EDE) has never been tested in a clinical pediatric sample, and no normative data exist. Method: The factor structure of an adapted EDE was examined in a clinical sample of 665 females aged 9-17 years with anorexia nervosa spectrum (70%), bulimia nervosa spectrum (12%), purging disorder (3%), and unspecified feeding and eating disorders (15%). Results: The original four-factor model was a good fit in a confirmatory factor analysis as well a higher order model with three dimensions of restraint, eating concern, and combined weight concern/shape concern. Normative data are reported for clinicians to identify the percentiles in which their patients' score. Discussion: The findings support dimensions of restraint, eating concern, weight concern, and shape concern in a clinical pediatric sample. This supports the factorial validity of the EDE, and the norms may assist clinicians to evaluate symptoms in females under 18 years. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18226 10.1002/eat.22478 restricted
spellingShingle O'Brien, Amy
Watson, H.
Hoiles, K.
Egan, Sarah
Anderson, Rebecca
Hamilton, M.
Shu, C.
Mccormack, J.
Eating disorder examination: Factor structure and norms in a clinical female pediatric eating disorder sample
title Eating disorder examination: Factor structure and norms in a clinical female pediatric eating disorder sample
title_full Eating disorder examination: Factor structure and norms in a clinical female pediatric eating disorder sample
title_fullStr Eating disorder examination: Factor structure and norms in a clinical female pediatric eating disorder sample
title_full_unstemmed Eating disorder examination: Factor structure and norms in a clinical female pediatric eating disorder sample
title_short Eating disorder examination: Factor structure and norms in a clinical female pediatric eating disorder sample
title_sort eating disorder examination: factor structure and norms in a clinical female pediatric eating disorder sample
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18226