The eating disorder examination‐questionnaire 8: A brief measure of eating disorder psychopathology (EDE‐Q8)

Kliem, Sören; Mößle, Thomas; Zenger, Markus; Strauß, Bernhard; Brähler, Elmar; Hilbert, Anja

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“…Based on a cutoff of 3.13 (90 th percentile), the EDE-Q8 discriminates between individuals at high vs low risk for clinically significant eating disorder symptoms. 25 In this study, internal consistency was good (Cronbach's a 5 0.89).…”

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“…Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire 8 (EDE-Q8). For an economical assessment of global eating disorder psychopathology, the short version of the EDE-Q (EDE-Q8) was used, 25 a brief validated version of the EDE-Q containing 8 of the original 28 items of the EDE-Q (2 items of each subscale Restraint, Eating Concern, Shape Concern, and Weight Concern) rated on a seven-point Likert scale (0 5 not at all to 6 5 every day) and referring to the last 28 days. A mean global score was calculated, ranging from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater psychopathology.…”

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Loss of control eating in adolescents from the community

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Loss of control eating in adolescents from the community

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Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…psychological assessment. Participants also completed the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) 44 , the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire 8 (EDE-Q8) 45 , and a brief form of the Giessen Subjective Complaints List (GBB-8) 46 . The PHQ-4 allows for the brief measurement of depression and anxiety based on participants' responses to 4 items on a Likert scale ranging from "not at all" to "nearly every day".…”

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“…The EDE-Q8 is an 8-item self-report questionnaire used to assess eating disorder psychopathology. Scores range from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating greater psychopathology 45 . Similarly, the GBB-8 is a brief, self-report questionnaire used to assess somatic symptom strain.…”

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Prevalence and psychopathology of vegetarians and vegans – Results from a representative survey in Germany

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The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of, and attitudes toward, vegetarianism and veganism. We also assessed the association between vegetarianism/veganism and eating disorder, depressive, and somatic symptoms. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey in adults in Germany that was representative in terms of age, gender, and educational level was carried out. Data from 2449 adults (53.5% females) were included. Mean age was 49.6 (SD 17.1) years. A total of 5.4% of participants reported following a vegetarian or vegan diet. While the majority of participants agreed that vegetarian diets are healthy and harmless (56.1%), only 34.8% believed this to be true of vegan diets. The majority of participants also believed that a vegetarian (58.7%) or vegan (74.7%) diet can lead to nutritional deficiency. Female gender, younger age, higher education, lower body mass index (BMI), and higher depressive and eating disorder symptoms were found to be associated with vegetarianism/veganism. We did not find increased physical complaints in the group of vegetarians/vegans. Our results point toward a moderate prevalence of vegetarianism/veganism among the general population. Our findings suggest that health care professionals should keep eating disorder pathology, affective status in mind when dealing with individuals who choose a vegetarian/vegan dietary pattern.of vegetarians are found in India, where they comprise 30% of the population 12,13 . Veganism is less common with the prevalence reported to be about 2% in the United States 10 and less than 1% in Germany 14 . In several studies, education and income were found to be inversely associated with meat consumption [14][15][16] . Subsequent research conducted within Central European countries also indicates that vegetarians tend to be more educated and affluent than omnivores 14,17 . Allès et al. 18 confirmed that vegetarians tend to be more educated than omnivores, but also found out that vegans tend to have lower educational attainment. Additionally, women are far more likely to be vegetarian than men 8 ; even among non-vegetarians, women have been found to eat considerably less meat than men 1,14,19,20 .Although strict and unbalanced dietary restrictions can pose a risk of micronutrient deficiencies 2 , it is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are nutritionally adequate and may be beneficial for health 21 . A comprehensive meta-analysis of 80 studies provides evidence for the link between a vegetarian diet and a lowered risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and certain types of cancer 22 . Vegetarianism has also been associated with reduced risk of hypertension, diverticular disease, degenerative arthritis, and metabolic syndrome in other studies 4,23 . Also, the use of vegetarian and vegan diets is often associated with other health behaviors including non-smoking and regular physical activity 1 . Additionally, studies conducted in Western countries have consistently shown that v...

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“…Furthermore, we expected a negative correlation with the appearance subscale of the child version of the BES. Based on the EDE-Q8(Kliem et al, 2015), factorial validity was tested using CFA by a secondorder general factor model with four first-order factors comprising the postulated subscales. We used robust maximum likelihood estimation with the mean-adjusted Satorra-Bentler v 2 test statistic(Chou, Bentler, & Satorra, 1991).…”

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An 8‐item short form of the Eating Disorder Examination‐Questionnaire adapted for children (ChEDE‐Q8)

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Vogel

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Intl J Eating Disorders

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Eating disturbances are common in children placing a vulnerable group of them at risk for full-syndrome eating disorders and adverse health outcomes. To provide a valid self-report assessment of eating disorder psychopathology in children, a short form of the child version of the Eating Disorder Examination (ChEDE-Q) was psychometrically evaluated. Similar to the EDE-Q, the ChEDE-Q provides assessment of eating disorder psychopathology related to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder; however, the ChEDE-Q does not assess symptoms of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, pica, or rumination disorder. In 1,836 participants ages 7 to 18 years, recruited from two independent population-based samples, the factor structure of the recently established 8-item short form EDE-Q8 for adults was examined, including measurement invariance analyses on age, gender, and weight status derived from objectively measured weight and height. For convergent validity, the ChEDE-Q global score, body esteem scale, strengths and difficulties questionnaire, and sociodemographic characteristics were used. Item characteristics and age- and gender-specific norms were calculated. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed good model fit for the 8-item ChEDE-Q. Measurement invariance analyses indicated strict invariance for all analyzed subgroups. Convergent validity was provided through associations with well-established questionnaires and age, gender, and weight status, in expected directions. The newly developed ChEDE-Q8 proved to be a psychometrically sound and economical self-report assessment tool of eating disorder psychopathology in children. Further validation studies are needed, particularly concerning discriminant and predictive validity.

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The eating disorder examination‐questionnaire 8: A brief measure of eating disorder psychopathology (EDE‐Q8)

Abstract: The EDE-Q8 appears to be particularly suitable in epidemiological research, when an economical assessment of global eating disorder psychopathology is required. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2016; 49:613-616).

Cited by 92 publications

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Loss of control eating in adolescents from the community

Loss of control eating in adolescents from the community

Prevalence and psychopathology of vegetarians and vegans – Results from a representative survey in Germany

An 8‐item short form of the Eating Disorder Examination‐Questionnaire adapted for children (ChEDE‐Q8)

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