Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q)
Psychology: Mental HealthReliability: alpha 0.933 sample items
About this scale
A 28-item self-report measure of eating-disorder psychopathology in the past 28 days across four subscales: restraint, eating concern, shape concern, and weight concern.
Sample item(s)
“Have you been deliberately trying to limit the amount of food you eat? (restraint)”
“Have you had a definite fear of losing control over eating? (eating concern)”
“Have you had a strong desire to lose weight? (weight concern)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.93. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Fairburn, C. G., & Beglin, S. J. (2008): Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q 6.0). In C. G. Fairburn (Ed.), Cognitive behavior therapy and eating disorders (pp. 309–313). Guilford.
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