Screening high school students for eating disorders: Validity of brief behavioral and attitudinal measures

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 530-535

  Haines, Jess ^a   Ziyadeh, Najat J ^b   Franko, Debra L ^c,d   Mcdonald, Julia ^e   Mond, Jonathan M ^f   Austin, S Bryn ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; High school students; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 80051582172     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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