Assessment of binge eating in overweight youth using a questionnaire version of the Child Eating Disorder Examination with Instructions.
OBJECTIVE
Existing self-report methods for assessing eating disorder (ED) symptoms in youth do not adequately measure binge eating and lack sufficient psychometric support. The Youth Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (YEDE-Q), a self-report version of the Child Eating Disorder Examination (ChEDE), was designed to assess the spectrum of ED psychopathology in youth.


METHODS
The YEDE-Q was compared to the ChEDE and the Questionnaire for Eating and Weight Patterns-Adolescent version (QEWP-A) in a sample of 35 overweight adolescents aged 12-17.


RESULTS
The YEDE-Q showed significant agreement (ps < .001) with the ChEDE on all four subscale scores, the global score, and measurement of objective bulimic episodes. The YEDE-Q and the QEWP-A showed significant agreement (ps < .001) on the measurement of shape and weight concerns.


CONCLUSIONS
The YEDE-Q appears promising in the assessment of eating-related pathology in overweight adolescents, but remains in need of validation in children and ED populations.
Goldschmidt
Andrea B
AB
Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Doyle
Angela Celio
AC
Wilfley
Denise E
DE
D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D015431:Weight Loss