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The Eating Attitudes Test: psychometric features and clinical correlates by David M. Garner; Marion P. Olmsted; Yvonne Bohr; Paul E. Garfinkel is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
## Synopsis Psychometric and clinical correlates of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) are described for a large sample of female anorexia nervosa (__N__ = 160) and female comparison (__N__ = 140) subjects. An abbreviated 26-item version of the EAT (EAT-26) is proposed, based on a factor analysis of the original scale (EAT-40). The EAT-26 is highly correlated with the EAT-40 (__r__ = 0·98) and three factors form subscales which are meaningfully related to bulimia, weight, body-image variables and psychological symptoms. Whereas there are no differces between bulimic and restricter anorexia nervosa patients on the total EAT-26 and EAT-40 scores, these groups do indicate significant differences on EAT-26 fractors. Norms for the anorexia nervosa and female comparison subjects are presented for the EAT-26, EAT-40 and the EAT-26 factors. It is concluded that the EAT-26 is a reliable, valid and economical instrument which may be useful as an objective measure of the symptoms of anorexia nervosa.
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- Author
- David M. Garner; Marion P. Olmsted; Yvonne Bohr; Paul E. Garfinkel
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Social Sciences)