title: Psychometric properties of the eating disorder belief questionnaire.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this investigation was to examine the psychometric properties of the eating disorder belief questionnaire (EDBQ).
  
  
  METHODS
  The EDBQ was administered to clinical patients with bulimia nervosa (n = 44) and nonclinical female university students (n = 298). Six types of psychometric testing were conducted: internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, ability to discriminate between clinical and nonclinical groups, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychometric testing generally supported the utility of the EDBQ with good internal consistency, 4- to 6-week test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and ability to discriminate between groups. The a priori structure of the EDBQ was shown to provide a good fit to the observed data.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that the EDBQ is a reliable and valid measure that may assist researchers and clinicians aiming to assess eating disorder cognitions in populations with bulimic symptoms.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bergin
authors.forename: Tracey D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Wade
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: bulimia nervosa; cognitions; core beliefs; eating disorder belief questionna