A cross‐cultural comparison of the eating disorder inventory

Abstract

Symptoms of eating disorders are more pronounced in non-Western than in Western samples.

Eating pathology in medical students in Eastern Germany: comparison with general population and a sample at the time of the German reunification

“…This finding would contradict a time trend. Additionally, a meta-analysis from 2009 examined EDI scores derived from 25 different countries [37]. The EDI subscales drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction as well as bulimia were positively but not significantly correlated to the time when the studies included in the meta-analyses were conducted (drive for thinness p = 0.584, bulimia p = 0.70, body dissatisfaction p = 0.653).…”

Eating behaviors in a male and female community sample: psychometric properties of the DEBQ

“…Previous studies support the adequate psychometric properties of these subscales in several settings (castro, toro, salamero, & guimerá, 1991;garner & Garfinkel, 1979;Garner, 1991;Podar & Allik, 2009;Rayon, arevalo, Diaz, & gomez-peresmitre, 2002). the study was approved by the ethics committee of the rancagua regional Hospital, where recruitment took place.…”

Weight Concerns and Eating Attitudes among Romanian Students in Comparison to German Students and Anorexia Nervosa Patients

“…The Romanian normal weight students also displayed higher scores on five of the EDI subscales, but no significant differences were registered for the body dissatisfaction subscale in comparison to the German students group. Data in the literature indicate EDI differences between countries and cultures (O'Keefe & Lovell, 1999;Kusano & von Wietersheim, 2005;Podar & Allik, 2009) but there are no specifications for the South-Eastern European countries. The present cross-cultural comparison suggests that college age women in the city of Bucharest tend to display lower BMI, lower desired weight, higher weight concerns, without associating significantly higher scores for body dissatisfaction.…”