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Eating disorder examination: Factor structure and norms in a clinical female pediatric eating disorder sample
Author(s) -
O'Brien Amy,
Watson Hunna J.,
Hoiles Kimberley J.,
Egan Sarah J.,
Anderson Rebecca A.,
Hamilton Matthew J.,
Shu Chloe,
McCormack Julie
Publication year - 2016
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/eat.22478
Subject(s) - eating disorders , psychology , anorexia nervosa , bulimia nervosa , confirmatory factor analysis , normative , clinical psychology , disordered eating , psychiatry , percentile , structural equation modeling , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , epistemology
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. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2016; 49:107–110)