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A transcultural comparison of the eating disorder inventory in former east and West Berlin
Author(s) -
Steinhausen HansChristoph,
Neumärker KlausJiirgen,
Vollrath Margarete,
Dudeck Ursula,
Neuma'rker Ursula
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199212)12:4<407::aid-eat2260120408>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - psychology , discriminant validity , anorexia nervosa , eating disorders , internal consistency , convergent validity , clinical psychology , eating disorder inventory , psychometrics , developmental psychology , bulimia nervosa
The Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) was used in a transcultural study of East and West Berlin clinical and nonclinical samples at a time when the two parts of the city were still strictly separated. East Berlin patients with anorexia nervosa scored significantly lower than their Western counterparts with regard to the majority of EDI scales. Furthermore, there was a lack of discriminant validity for the ‐East Berlin clinical and nonclinical samples. It was speculated that this deficit might reflect a lack of transcultural validity in the psychological constructs upon which the questionnaire is based. However, the study revealed some evidence of meaningful correlations with clinical parameters. Finally, evidence was presented supporting internal consistency of the subscales and convergent validity of the EDI with the Eating Attitudes Jest (EAT). © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.