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Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924.53.3.144

Zusammenfassung. Der Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire von Fairburn und Beglin (EDE-Q; 1994) ist die Fragebogenversion des strukturierten Essstörungsinterviews Eating Disorder Examination (EDE). Der EDE-Q erfasst die spezifische Essstörungspsychopathologie mithilfe von vier Subskalen zum gezügelten Essverhalten, zu Sorgen über das Essen, Gewicht und Figur. Die in diesem Beitrag vorgestellte deutschsprachige Übersetzung des EDE-Q wurde in Stichproben mit Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa und atypischen Essstörungen, sowie nicht-klinischen, subklinischen und psychiatrischen Vergleichsgruppen teststatistisch untersucht (N = 706). Der EDE-Q erwies sich als intern konsistent und stabil. Seine faktorielle Struktur wurde teilweise reproduziert. Die Kennwerte des EDE-Q waren signifikant mit denen des EDE korreliert, fielen erwartungsgemäß jedoch teilweise höher aus. Weitere Hinweise für die konvergente Validität ergaben sich durch Korrelationen mit konzeptverwandten Fragebögen. Der EDE-Q zeigte eine gute diskriminative Validität und war sensitiv in der Erfolgsmessung therapeutischer und präventiver Maßnahmen.


Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire: Psychometric properties of the German version

Abstract. The Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q; Fairburn & Beglin, 1994) is the self-report version of the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE), a semistructured eating disorders interview. The EDE-Q allows for assessment of the specific eating disorder psychopathology on the four subsales of restraint, eating concern, weight concern, and shape concern. The present study provides a test-statistic evaluation of the German version of the EDE-Q. In samples with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, atypical eating disorders, and nonclinical, subclinical, and psychiatric comparison groups (N = 706), the EDE-Q was highly consistent internally and stable. The factorial structure of the EDE-Q was partially confirmed. All EDE-Q measures were significantly correlated with those of the EDE, but; as expected, were usually slightly higher. Further support for the convergent validity was provided through significant correlations with other eating disorder questionnaires. The EDE-Q discriminated between groups and was sensitive to change through therapeutic intervention and prevention.

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