The Factor Structure and Criterion Validity of the Short Form of the Eating Attitudes Test

Koslowsky, Meni; Scheinberg, Zvi; Bleich, Avi; Mark, Mordechai; Apter, Alan; Danon, Yehuda L.; Solomon, Zahava

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“…Therefore, different versions of the EAT exist in the literature: comprising three factors [6][7][8], four factors [9][10][11], five factors [12,13] or seven factors [14]. Second, researchers often encounter items that do not load on any factor [7,8], items that cross-load on other scales [13], or items that weave between scales [10].…”

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“…Despite the fact that researchers using both exploratory [10,14] and confirmatory [8,11] factor analyses have reported different factorial structures of the EAT-26, several repeating patterns have been observed. First, the same three items ('Feel that others would prefer if I ate more', 'Other people think that I am too thin', and 'Feel that others pressure me to eat') are commonly grouped into factors labeled 'Perceived social pressure to eat' [12,14], 'Others' perceptions' [13], 'Important others' [7], or simply 'Social pressure' [6,9].…”

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Analysis of the EAT-26 in a non-clinical sample

Rogoza¹,

Brytek-Matera²,

Garner³

2016

Arch Psych Psych

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SummaryThe Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) is one of the most commonly used measures of abnormal eating habits; however, it has been criticized for its unstable factorial structure. Different studies proposed different solutions, but as yet there is no consensus whether the three-, five-or seven-factor solution is appropriate. We examined the cues provided by previous studies that investigated the EAT structure, and tested our expectations on a nonclinical group of 617 women. Based on bi-factor confirmatory factor analysis, we demonstrated that the EAT measures general eating pathology as well as more specific factors, such as 'Social pressure', 'Food awareness', 'Food preoccupation' and 'Purging behaviors'. Among distinguished specific factors, 'Social pressure' seems to be a promising scale to be used for screening purposes. The 'Food awareness' factor could be interpreted in terms of orthorexia nervosa; however, further evidence is required to support this conclusion. We also provided evidence that 'Bulimia' and 'Food preoccupation' factors should be maintained within the EAT-26 as important behavioral aspects of eating pathology. These results shed new light on this measure and provide the basis for a discussion of its psychometric issues. EAT-26 structure/EAT-26 assessmentIt is well known that eating disorders (EDs) are prevalent and constitute significant health problems among young women [1]. There is evidence that effective eating disorder treatment does exist; however, findings from community studies indicate that only a minority of patients are in treatment [2]. This is a factor leading researchers to employ various screening strategies in order to estimate the prevalence of eating disorders as well as to detect cases for the purpose of earlier interventions [3]. One of the most widely used screening measures for eating disorders is the abbreviated version of the Eating Attitudes Test - . Three factors were distinguished: dieting, bulimia and food preoccupation, and oral control. Following the development of the EAT-26, screening studies of abnormal eating habits have proliferated [5], and this has raised questions regarding its psychometric properties.Although many studies of the psychometric properties of the EAT-26 exist, researchers have not been able to reach an agreement concerning its factor structure. Therefore, different versions of the EAT exist in the literature: comprising three factors [6][7][8], four factors [9][10][11], five factors [12,13] or seven factors [14]. Second, researchers often encounter items that do not load on any factor [7,8], items that cross-load on other scales [13], or items that weave between scales [10]. Third, the intercorrelations between distinguished factors are extremely high [11], which could be interpreted in terms of a general abnormal eating habits factor whose reliability estimates have been reported in numerous studies [15]. Failure in replication of the factor structure may be the result of sample selection, since the EAT was originally developed on a clinica...

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Analysis of the EAT-26 in a non-clinical sample

Rogoza¹,

Brytek-Matera²,

Garner³

2016

Arch Psych Psych

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“…26,27 This study used the shorter version (26 items), which has a 6-point item scale that was found to be highly correlated (r ¼ .98) with the original version. 27 EAT-26 was validated in Hebrew by Koslowsky et al, 28 with good reliability (a ¼ 0.79). For the present study, the EAT-26 was translated into Russian by a professional translator and back-translated by another native Russian speaker to check for accuracy.…”

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Cultural correlates of eating attitudes: A comparison between native‐born and immigrant university students in Israel

Greenberg

Cwikel

Mirsky

2006

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective: This study explores the association between gender and exposure to Western culture and attitudes toward eating.Method: Four hundred and ninety-nine university students participated in the study: 216 Israeli natives, 153 new immigrants (3 years or less since immigration) from the Former Soviet Union (FSU), and 130 veteran immigrants from FSU (4-15 years since immigration). Attitudes toward eating were measured using the Eating Attitude Test -EAT-26.Results: Israeli born women had higher weight and body mass index (BMI) than did new immigrant women. Higher scores on the EAT-26 were found among women than among men. Among women only, native-born Israelis and veteran immigrants were more likely to have positive EAT-26 scores (19.6%, 18.8%) than were new immigrant women (7.9%), indicating disordered eating attitudes. Part of the differences in EAT-26 scores was explained by differences between the groups on age and BMI; however, even after adjustment the differences remained significant on the bulimia subscale. Conclusion:The results suggest a rapid cultural effect in attitudes toward eating that may reflect a tendency toward eating disorders as well as a difference in the proportion of obesity. It seems that the veteran immigrants have adopted Western cultural norms and eating patterns in a way that has erased the differences in tendency toward eating disorders between them and the Israeli born women. V V C 2006 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…Although the original EAT-40 was designed to measure symptoms specifically of AN, it is now considered a validated measure of undifferentiated DSM-IV ED (Mintz & O'Halloran, 2000). The EAT has also been regarded as one of the most widely used self-report measures of ED (Koslowsky et al, 1992;Patton & King, 1991). The EAT-26/40 has been used in a variety of clinical and research settings including North American and European samples, multiple age brackets and across genders (Garner et al, 1982;King, 1989;King, 1991;Dalle, Grave, De Luca, & Oliosi, 1997;Dotti & Lazzari, 1998).…”

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“…The EAT-26 does not contain any items that explicitly do not reflect DSM-5 criteria. Koslowsky et al (1992) examined the psychometric properties and validity data for the EAT-26 and found reliable results. Cronbach's coefficient alpha was found to be .83 for the EAT-26.…”

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Posttraumatic Eating Disorders (PTED): Perceived Causal Relations Between Trauma-related Symptoms and Eating Disorders

Thornley¹,

Frewen²

2016

Personality and Individual Differences

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and eating disorders (ED) are frequently comorbid psychological conditions in persons who have experienced traumatic life events. This thesis investigates a gendered analysis of the co-occurrence of symptoms of ED, PTSD, and dissociation using Perceived Causal Relations (PCR) scaling in a convenience sample recruited online (n = 523) as well as in persons seeking inpatient treatment for ED (n = 12). Within the internet community sample, re-experiencing, avoidance and dissociative experiences were found to mediate the relationship between trauma history and ED symptoms in men and women.Although dissociation was a consistent mediator in this relationship, it was not perceived as a significantly greater cause of ED-related behaviours than vice versa on PCR. Within the clinical sample, ED-related behaviours were often perceived as effects of trauma-related, anxiety and mood symptoms. The implications of these results for understanding the comorbidity of ED and trauma-related symptoms are discussed.

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The Factor Structure and Criterion Validity of the Short Form of the Eating Attitudes Test

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Analysis of the EAT-26 in a non-clinical sample

Analysis of the EAT-26 in a non-clinical sample

Cultural correlates of eating attitudes: A comparison between native‐born and immigrant university students in Israel

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