Erschienen in:
01.10.2006 | Original Paper
Assessing Eating Disorder Thoughts and Behaviors: The Development and Preliminary Evaluation of Two Questionnaires
verfasst von:
Myra J. Cooper, Gillian Todd, Rachel Woolrich, Kate Somerville, Adrian Wells
Erschienen in:
Cognitive Therapy and Research
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Ausgabe 5/2006
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Abstract
This paper describes the development of two measures. The first is designed to assess eating disorder-related automatic thoughts; the second is designed to assess a wide range of eating disorder-related behaviors. Principal components analysis identified three dimensions of thoughts: positive thoughts about eating, negative thoughts about eating, and permissive thoughts. Principal components analysis also identified six dimensions of behavior related to: shape and weight, bingeing, dieting, food, eating, and overeating. Both measures possess promising psychometric properties, including good construct and criterion-related validity. Both successfully discriminated eating disorder patients from dieting and non-dieting groups. The two measures may be useful additions to those currently available to researchers (and clinicians) interested in eating disorders.