Examining the construct validity of the eating disorder inventory

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-80

  Espelage, Dorothy L ^a   Mazzeo, Suzanne E ^b   Aggen, Steven H ^c   Quittner, Alexandra L ^d   Sherman, Roberta ^e   Thompson, Ron ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Bloomington Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PERSONALITY TEST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037336848     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.15.1.71     Document Type: Article

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