Confirmatory factor analysis for the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire: Evidence supporting a three-factor model

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 379-381

  Barnes, Jennifer ^a   Prescott, Tim ^a   Muncer, Steven ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Eating disorder; Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EATING DISORDER EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84868306665     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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