title: French adaptation of the eating disorder recovery self-efficacy questionnaire (EDRSQ): psychometric properties and conceptual overview.
abstract: High prevalence of Eating Disorders (EDs) and poor treatment outcome rates have urged research in the assessment of EDs. Self-efficacy is a key motivational factor in the recovery from EDs. A self-report measure, the Eating Disorder Recovery Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (EDRSQ), was recently developed to assess confidence in adopting healthy eating behaviours and in maintaining a realistic body image. The objectives of this study were to (a) translate the EDRSQ to French (EDRSQ-F), (b) assess the psychometric properties of this French version, and (c) establish normative data for a non-clinical sample. Participants were 203 undergraduate women. They completed the EDRSQ-F and measures of ED symptoms, depression and self-esteem. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) revealed a bi-factorial structure. Both scales demonstrated evidence of reliability and theoretically consistent evidence of construct validity. Findings support the validity of the EDRSQ-F and suggest it is a useful instrument for the assessment of EDs.
authors.affiliation: Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, Canada. stephanie.couture@gmail.com
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Couture
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lecours
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beaulieu-Pelletier
authors.forename: Frederick L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Philippe
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Strychar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires