The Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale.
These two studies introduce the Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale (GFFS) as an assessment device for use with bulimic clients. Study I presents norms and reliability data for a high school sample, as well as pilot comparisons between anorexic and normal women. Study II demonstrates that the GFFS significantly differentiates between bulimics, repeat dieters, and non-dieting women. These results suggest that the GFFS may be utilized clinically as a diagnostic tool and indicator of change, which may assist in the early identification of bulimic individuals.
D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005239:Fear; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory