Psychometric Properties of Eating Disorder Assessments

A literature search was conducted for studies that assessed the psychometric properties of the EDE and EDE-Q using three major computer databases (i.e., MED-LINE, PsycINFO, PubMed) and by reviewing reference lists from published journal articles and books. Search terms included “Eating Disorder Examination” and “Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire.” Studies were included if the purpose of the study was to examine one or more of the following psychometric properties of the EDE or EDE-Q: test–retest reliability, inter-rater reliability, internal consistency, content validity, criterion-oriented validity, or construct validity. The literature search was inclusive of studies that assessed the psychometric properties of the four cognitive subscales (Restraint, Eating Concern, Shape Concern, and Weight Concern), Objective Bulimic Episodes (OBEs), and Subjective Bulimic Episodes (SBEs), self-induced vomiting, laxative misuse, diuretic misuse, or excessive exercise. Studies published in languages other than English and those examining the psychometric properties of translated^{8 (link),9} or child^{10 (link)} versions of the EDE or EDE-Q were excluded.