Psychometric and clinical correlates of the eating attitudes test eat are described for a large sample of female anorexia nervosa n 160 and female comparison n 140 subjects. There are no right or wrong answers to these statements. An accurate psychometric questionnaire is necessary to assess childrens eating attitudes and behavior. Assessment of eating attitudes and dieting behaviors in. Binge eating disorder screener7 beds 7 this patientreported screener is designed to help you quickly and simply screen adults whom you suspect may have binge eating disorder b.
Most of the questions directly relate to food or eating, although other types of questions have been included. Rather, it identifies the presence of symptoms that are consistent with either a possible eating disorder. Trait perfectionism, measured by the edip, and eating disorder symptoms, measured by the 26item eating attitudes test, were examined in 220 university students 110 women and 110 men. The eat comprises 40 items that can be used to evaluate the clinical symptoms of ed. In order to examine the feasibility of developing such an instrument, eating attitudes and behaviors were studied in a sample of 72 female adolescents, using the eating attitudes test eat, the eating disorder inventory edi, and blinded structured clinical interviews focused on eating disorders. The body attitude test bat is a new selfreport questionnaire developed for female patients suffering from eating disorders.
Simple linear regression analysis was also employed to see whether life quality predicts eating attitude scores. This is a screening measure to help you determine whether you might have an eating disorder that needs professional attention. Primary care physicians knowledge of and attitudes toward the eating disorders. The childrens eating attitudes test cheat is a self. Factorial analysis of the eating attitude test eat40. Validation of a shortened form of the eating attitudes test by elizabeth mclaughlin b. In the data analysis process, descriptive analysis and pearson correlation analysis for the relationship between life quality and eating attitudes were used. It is a 40 item multidimensional selfreport scale designed to assess the attitudes, behavior, and traits present in eating disorders particularly anorexia nervosa and bulimia. A well detailed online personal evaluation eating attitude test that your clients will be filling, the form is well detailed very useful to determine whether they have eating disorders.
There are 26 items assessing general eating behaviour and five additional questions assessing risky behaviours. Eating attitudes test26 eat26 novopsych psychometrics. The eating attitudes test eat26 was the screening instrument used in the 1998 national eating disorders screening program. Eating attitudes test eat 26 the eat26 alone does not diagnose an eating disorder. The eating attitudes test eat, eat26, created by david garner, is a widely used selfreport questionnaire 26item standardized selfreport measure of symptoms and concerns characteristic of eating disorders. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. Pdf psychometric properties of the eating attitudes test. Its psychometric characteristics have been tested in a large number of patients and control subjects eating disorders, weight watchers, and normal subjects.
The study was designed to examine the construct validity and internal consistency reliability of the eating attitudes test eat using a confirmatory factor analysis cfa. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise cambridge core to connect with your account. The relationship between quality of life and eating. Eating attitudes test eat 26 the following screening questionnaire is designed to help you determine if your eating behaviors and attitudes warrant further evaluation. In fact, no test or screening instrument has been shown to be highly efficient as the sole means of identifying an eating disorder. Eating attitudes test eat 26 the eat 26 alone does not diagnose an eating disorder.
The eat26 is probably the most widely used standardized measure of concerns and symptoms characteristic of eating disorders the eat26 alone does not yield a specific diagnosis of an eating disorder. The body attitude test for patients with an eating. Background developed by garner, olmstedt, bohr and garfinkel 1982, the eating attitudes test eat 26 is a widely used standardised selfreport measure of disordered eating behaviours and attitudes toward food. Validation of a shortened form of the eating attitudes test, authorelizabeth w. This study evaluated the empirical support for single. If the patient answers yes to question 1, continue on to questions 2 through 7. In schoolbased samples of children, the childrens eating attitudes test cheat has a fourfactor structure. The eat has good psychometric properties of reliability and validity, and reasonable sensitivity and specificity for the eating disorders, but very low positive predictive value because eating disorders are. This is a screening measure to help you determine whether you might have an eating disorder. The eat has been a particularly useful screening tool to assess eating disorder risk in high school, college and other special risk samples such as athletes. The eat26 is a refinement of the original eat40 that was first published in 1979, following the low factorial loadings of 14 items which were subsequently.
Psychometric properties of a short version of the eating. Eating attitude test eat40 the eating attitude test eat40 was developed by garner and garfinkel 5. This screening measure is not designed to make a diagnosis of an eating disorder or take the place of a professional consultation, please fill out the below form as accurately, honestly and completely as possible. Take the eating attitudes test to gauge your risk for disordered eating, including anorexia and bulimia. Identify the difference between screening for eating disorders, and. The eating attitudes test eat, eat26, created by david garner, is a widely used selfreport questionnaire 26item standardized selfreport measure of symptoms and. Structure analysis of the childrens eating attitudes test. Evidence based assessmentinstrumentseating attitudes test. This screening measure is not designed to make a diagnosis of an eating disorder or take the. It assesses disordered eating as a selfreport measure including 8 items and a dichotomized response format 1 i agree somewhat and 0 i disagree somewhat. An abbreviated 26item version of the eat eat26 is proposed, based on a. Check one column for each statement to indicate how often the statement applies to you.
Mean scores for the eating attitudes test and body shape questionnaire were 66. Eating attitudes test eat 26 is a widely used measure of disordered eating attitudes and behavior. The questionnaire is not intended to provide a diagnosis. Apart from the eating disorder examination, the eating attitudes test eat is probably the most widely researched selfreport measure of symptom and concern characteristic of eating disorders. The eat26 is used to identify the presence of eating disorder risk based on attitudes, feelings and behaviours related to eating. Psychometric properties of the eating attitudes test. This screening measure is not designed to make a diagnosis of an eating disorder or take the place of a professional consultation.
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