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Preliminary Validation of The Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire-Short Parent Version (EDE-QS-P)
Aiyana E Webster1, Hana F Zickgraf2, Nicole Gideon3
1Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Eating Disorders
|June 12, 2023
Summary
A new parent-report tool, the 11-item Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-Short Parent Version (EDE-QS-P), shows promise for assessing eating disorder (ED) pathology in youth. It demonstrates good reliability and validity in preliminary testing.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Eating Disorder Research
Background:
- Parent-report measures are crucial for assessing eating disorder (ED) pathology in children and adolescents.
- Existing measures may lack sufficient reliability and validity for this population.
- A validated parent-report tool is needed to aid in diagnosis and treatment planning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate the 12-item Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-Short Parent Version (EDE-QS-P).
- To assess the psychometric properties of the EDE-QS-P in a clinical sample of parents and children.
- To establish the reliability and validity of the EDE-QS-P as a measure of ED pathology.
Main Methods:
- The EDE-QS-P was administered to 296 parents of children (ages 6-18) seeking treatment for an ED.
- Children completed the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).
- Psychometric properties, including internal consistency and convergent validity, were analyzed.
Main Results:
- An 11-item version of the EDE-QS-P demonstrated adequate fit and strong internal consistency (α = 0.91).
- The EDE-QS-P showed strong convergent validity with child EDE-Q scores (r = .69) and moderate validity with GAD-7 (r = .37) and PHQ-9 (r = .46) scores.
- The measure differentiated between EDs with and without body image disturbances.
Conclusions:
- The 11-item EDE-QS-P is a potentially valuable parent-report measure for assessing ED pathology in pediatric populations.
- Preliminary findings support its reliability and validity.
- This tool may assist clinicians in evaluating EDs in children and adolescents.
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