Development and evaluation of the McKnight risk factor survey for assessing potential risk and protective factors for disordered eating in preadolescent and adolescent girls

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 195-214

  Shisslak, Catherine M ^a   Renger, Ralph ^a   Sharpe, Tamara ^b   Crago, Marjorie ^a   McKnight, Katherine M ^a   Gray, Norma ^a   Bryson, Susan ^b   Estes, Linda S ^a   Parnaby, Ori G ^c   Killen, Joel ^b   Taylor, C Barr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Arizona Prevention Center ^*

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Reliability; Risk factors; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032943214     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199903)25:2<195::AID-EAT9>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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