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Adolescent version of the questionnaire of eating and weight patterns: Reliability and gender differences
Author(s) -
Johnson William G.,
Kirk Ashlee A.,
Reed Ashley E.
Publication year - 2001
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(200101)29:1<94::aid-eat16>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - binge eating , psychology , binge eating disorder , eating disorders , clinical psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , psychiatry , bulimia nervosa , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Objective The present study determined the test‐retest reliability of the adolescent version of the Questionnaire of Eating and Weight Patterns (QEWP‐A) and examined gender differences in QEWP‐A responses. Method The QEWP‐A was administered to 106 male and female adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 in a classroom setting and readministered 3 weeks later under the same conditions. Adolescent responses were classified into no diagnosis (ND), nonclinical binge (NCB), and binge eating disorder (BED) diagnostic categories. Results BED diagnoses were rare, but nonclinical levels were observed. Significant levels of stability for males and females were observed over a 3‐week time period (phi = .42). Male and female differences were examined. Female responses changed significantly at the second testing. Discussion The implications for these results regarding the utility for the QEWP‐A are reviewed. © 2000 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 29: 94–96, 2001.