Internal consistency, convergent validity and reliability of a brief Questionnaire on Disordered Eating (DEQ)

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-98

  Lombardo, C ^a   Russo, P M ^a   Lucidi, F ^a   Iani, L ^a   Violani, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disordered eating; Psychometric instruments; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EATING DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 6944238872     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325051     Document Type: Article

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