The eating attitudes test-26 revisited using exploratory structural equation modeling

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 775-788

  Maïano, Christophe ^a   Morin, Alexandre J S ^b   Lanfranchi, Marie Christine ^c,d   Therme, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur ^*  (France)

Author keywords

CFA; Disordered eating attitudes and behaviors; EAT; Eating attitudes test; ESEM; Exploratory structural equation modeling; Measurement; Measurement invariance; Norms; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EATING DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; THINNESS;

EID: 84879103648     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9718-z     Document Type: Article

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