Using item response theory in the development and validation of the College-Oriented Eating Disorders Screen

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-361

  Nowak, Jennifer A ^a   Roberson Nay, Roxann ^a   Strong, David R ^b   Bucceri, Jennifer ^a   Lejuez, Carl W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; College students; Item response theory; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0141725357     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-0153(03)00054-0     Document Type: Article

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