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The Portuguese version of the Eating Disorders Inventory: evaluation of its psychometric properties
Author(s) -
Machado Paulo P. P.,
Gonçalves Sonia,
Martins Carla,
Soares Isabel C.
Publication year - 2001
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.359
Subject(s) - eating disorders , portuguese , eating disorder inventory , psychology , clinical psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , psychometrics , psychiatry , bulimia nervosa , linguistics , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The objective of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI; Garner et al. , 1983). Three groups participated in the current study: 274 female and 67 male non‐patients, and 83 females with a diagnosis of eating disorder. Results clearly support the reliability and the factor structure of the EDI in a Portuguese sample. In addition non‐patient and eating disordered participants' score significantly differently in all EDI scales, emphasizing the clinical usefulness of the measure. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.