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Validation Of The Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale For Use With Hong Kong Adolescents., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Validation Of The Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale For Use With Hong Kong Adolescents., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective: We examined the psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS) in a community sample of Hong Kong school children. Method: Participants (359 boys and 387 girls), aged 12 to 19 years, were assessed on the EDDS on two occasions, one month apart. Factor structure, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and validity against the Eating Disorders Examination–Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) were investigated. Results: Four groupings emerged on exploratory factor analysis: body dissatisfaction, bingeing behaviors, bingeing frequency, and frequency of compensatory behaviors. Items loaded on the same factors for boys and girls. Internal consistency for these …