Disordered Eating Issues in Active Children and Adolescence

2013 ◽  
pp. 127-147
Author(s):  
Maria Fernandez-del-Valle ◽  
Marta Montil Jiménez ◽  
Lesley Carraway
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Children And Adolescence

Differential Item Functioning in Brief Instruments of Disordered Eating

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 823-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desiree Thielemann ◽  
Felicitas Richter ◽  
Bernd Strauss ◽  
Elmar Braehler ◽  
Uwe Altmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Item Functioning ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
German Population ◽  
Test Fairness ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Multiple Indicator

Abstract. Most instruments for the assessment of disordered eating were developed and validated in young female samples. However, they are often used in heterogeneous general population samples. Therefore, brief instruments of disordered eating should assess the severity of disordered eating equally well between individuals with different gender, age, body mass index (BMI), and socioeconomic status (SES). Differential item functioning (DIF) of two brief instruments of disordered eating (SCOFF, Eating Attitudes Test [EAT-8]) was modeled in a representative sample of the German population ( N = 2,527) using a multigroup item response theory (IRT) and a multiple-indicator multiple-cause (MIMIC) structural equation model (SEM) approach. No DIF by age was found in both questionnaires. Three items of the EAT-8 showed DIF across gender, indicating that females are more likely to agree than males, given the same severity of disordered eating. One item of the EAT-8 revealed slight DIF by BMI. DIF with respect to the SCOFF seemed to be negligible. Both questionnaires are equally fair across people with different age and SES. The DIF by gender that we found with respect to the EAT-8 as screening instrument may be also reflected in the use of different cutoff values for men and women. In general, both brief instruments assessing disordered eating revealed their strengths and limitations concerning test fairness for different groups.

Prevalence of Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Male Collegiate Athletes

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trent A. Petrie ◽  
Christy Greenleaf ◽  
Justine Reel ◽  
Jennifer E. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Collegiate Athletes ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors

Self-loss and disordered eating

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Locker ◽  
Paul B. Perrin ◽  
Romy L. Cawood ◽  
Jessica O. Baker ◽  
Martin Heesacker
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating

Eating Perfect: Associations Between Perfectionism and Disordered Eating Behaviors

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela K. Montfort ◽  
Sarah McLaulin ◽  
Gregory L. Brack ◽  
Kathleen Mckinney Clark ◽  
Jeffrey S. Ashby
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors
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