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The Turkish Version of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire: Reliability and Validity in Adolescents
Author(s) -
Yucel Basak,
Polat Aslihan,
Ikiz Tevfika,
Dusgor Bengi Pirim,
Elif Yavuz Ayse,
Sertel Berk Ozlem
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.1104
Subject(s) - turkish , eating disorders , psychology , eating attitudes test , clinical psychology , test (biology) , reliability (semiconductor) , validity , disordered eating , psychometrics , psychiatry , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
The Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE‐Q) is the self‐report questionnaire version of the Eating Disorder Examination Interview. The aim of the current study was to validate a Turkish version of the EDE‐Q in a sample of Turkish primary and high school students (626 girls and 299 boys) in Istanbul. Subjects also completed the Eating Attitudes Test, the General Health Questionnaire and the Body Image Satisfaction Questionnaire, and they were weighed. Girls had higher scores on all EDE‐Q subtests. EDE‐Q scores increased as body mass ındex increased. EDE‐Q total score and subscales were highly correlated with the Eating Attitudes Test and the Body Image Satisfaction Questionnaire, supporting its validity. A small test–retest reliability study provided satisfactory results. The present study suggests that the Turkish version of EDE‐Q is an acceptable, reliable and valid measure in nonclinical adolescent samples. More psychometric studies are needed concerning wider age ranges and various clinical samples. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.