THE EATING ATTITUDES TEST - PSYCHOMETRIC FEATURES AND CLINICAL CORRELATES
THE EATING ATTITUDES TEST - PSYCHOMETRIC FEATURES AND CLINICAL CORRELATES
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DOI:
10.1017/s0033291700049163
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
6.9
通讯作者:
GARFINKEL, PE
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作者:
GARNER, DM;OLMSTED, MP;GARFINKEL, PE
Psychometric and clinical correlates of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) are described for a large sample of female anorexia nervosa (N = 160) and female comparison (N = 140) subjects. An abbreviated 26-item version of the EAT (EAT-26) is proposed, based on a factor analysis of the original scale (EAT-40). The EAT-26 is highly correlated with the EAT-40 (r = 0·98) and three factors form subscales which are meaningfully related to bulimia, weight, body-image variables and psychological symptoms. Whereas there are no differces between bulimic and restricter anorexia nervosa patients on the total EAT-26 and EAT-40 scores, these groups do indicate significant differences on EAT-26 fractors. Norms for the anorexia nervosa and female comparison subjects are presented for the EAT-26, EAT-40 and the EAT-26 factors. It is concluded that the EAT-26 is a reliable, valid and economical instrument which may be useful as an objective measure of the symptoms of anorexia nervosa.