Validity of the mizes anorectic cognitions scale: A comparison between anorectics, bulimics, and psychiatric controls

Mizes, J. Scott

doi:10.1016/0306-4603(92)90033-r

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“…There was no measurable change on core cognitive process such as Restraint, Weight, Shape or Eating Concerns as measured by the E.D.E. (Fairburn & Cooper, 1993); Drive for Thinness or Body Dissatisfaction (Eating Disorders Inventory II; Garner, 1991), or Rigid Beliefs about Weight and Eating Regulation (Mizes Anorectic Cognitions Scale;Mizes, 1992). A number of these null results may be due to a``floor effect'' and small sample size.…”

Section: Program 2 (1998±1999): a Consecutive Three-day Cognitive Behmentioning

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The Australian experience of day programs for patients with eating disorders

Thornton

Beumont

Touyz

2002

Intl J Eating Disorders

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The authors conclude that day programs need to be matched to the heterogeneous needs of the patients according to their stage of change. The further the patient is towards an action stage of change the less supervision of their eating- and skills-based therapy is required. Accordingly, treatment can be more focused on understanding the factors that maintain the eating disorder on a more extensive day program. Patients with longstanding eating disorders that have not responded to traditional treatments may benefit from a readiness and motivational therapy approach in a day program.

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Section: Program 2 (1998±1999): a Consecutive Three-day Cognitive Behmentioning

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The Australian experience of day programs for patients with eating disorders

Thornton

Beumont

Touyz

2002

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…naire, in clinical and nonclinical populations (Mizes, 1991(Mizes, , 1992Mizes & Klesges, 1989). In addition, the author subsequently developed a revised 24-item version of this scale to assess cognitive distortions in clinical and nonclinical populations (MAC-R; Mizes, 1994).…”

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Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Brief Mizes Anorectic Cognitions Questionnaire

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The Mizes Anorectic Cognitions-Revised (MAC-R) questionnaire is a 24-item self-report instrument designed to assess cognitions associated with anorexia and bulimia nervosa. We examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the MAC-R in a sample of 290 undergraduates. We found that a brief 3-factor oblique model (composed of 12 items) of the MAC-R provided acceptable fit to the present sample data. This model was largely invariant across male and female participants. The brief version of the MAC-R (the BMAC) and subscale scores correlated significantly with scores from related measures of eating disorders, showing evidence of concurrent validity. The BMAC total and subscales also showed evidence of discriminant validity by differentiating between empirically defined subclinical eating disorders and control participants. Both logistic regression and discriminant function analyses showed that only the self-control and self-esteem subscale was most useful in distinguishing between the subgroups.

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“…The sensitivity of the MAC-R has improved over the MAC-R in that it discriminated between bulimics and anorectics on the total score and on the approval and self-control subscales, whereas the MAC did not. A lack of significant differences between anorectics and bulimics on the MAC and its subscales has been previously reported (Mizes, 1992b). The subscales of the MAC-R are highly related to the total score, although they are moderately correlated with each other.…”

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Development of the Mizes Anorectic Cognitions questionnaire-revised: Psychometric properties and factor structure in a large sample of eating disorder patients

Mizes

Christiano

Madison

et al. 2000

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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Objective This project was designed to develop and test the psychometric properties and factor structure of a revision of the Mizes Anorectic Cognitions questionnaire (MAC). The goals of the revision were to improve the reliability and discriminant validity of the Weight and Approval subscale and to equalize the length of the three subscales. Also, the study compared the original MAC and the MAC‐R in terms of their psychometric properties. Method Twenty‐four new items were developed for potential inclusion in the MAC‐R, in addition to the original 33 items of the MAC. These items were administered to 205 eating disorder patients from five eating disorder clinics or programs, including inpatient, outpatient, and residential treatment settings that served diverse patient populations. Additionally, other measures of eating disorder constructs were administered to assess construct validity. Results Factor analysis of the large pool of items and item reduction resulted in the final 24‐item MAC‐R, each subscale being eight items in length. Results showed that the MAC‐R highly correlated with the MAC and other eating disorder questionnaires. Reliability of the MAC‐R was improved over that of the MAC. Two subscales of the MAC‐R discriminated among diagnostic groups, whereas the original MAC did not, indicating improved sensitivity of the revised scale. Discussion The MAC‐R appears to be an improvement over the original MAC. It provides useful information on the cognitions of eating‐disordered patients and merits further investigation into its psychometric properties. © 2000 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 28: 415–421, 2000.

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Validity of the mizes anorectic cognitions scale: A comparison between anorectics, bulimics, and psychiatric controls

Cited by 31 publications

References 13 publications

The Australian experience of day programs for patients with eating disorders

The Australian experience of day programs for patients with eating disorders

Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Brief Mizes Anorectic Cognitions Questionnaire

Development of the Mizes Anorectic Cognitions questionnaire-revised: Psychometric properties and factor structure in a large sample of eating disorder patients

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