TY - JOUR
AU - Thompson, Ron
AB - The construct validity of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) was examined in 3 samples. An archival clinic sample (n = 318) of women completed the EDI, a structured interview, and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory—II (MCMI-II). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) indicated that neither null nor 1-factor models of the EDI fit item-level or item-parcel data. The proposed 8-factor model did not fit at the item level but did fit item-parcel data. Reliability estimates of the 8 scales ranged from .82 to .93, and low-to-moderate interscale correlations among the eating and weight-related scales provided partial support for convergent validity. EDI personality scales showed moderate interscale correlations and were associated with MCMI-II scales. A final CFA of the EDI scales supported a 2-factor model (Eating and Weight, Personality) of the 8 EDI scales. Strong associations between depression and several EDI scale scores were found in a treatment study sample (n = 50). The archival clinic sample scored significantly higher on the 8 EDI scales than the nonpatient college comparison sample (n = 487).
TI - Examining the Construct Validity of the Eating Disorder Inventory
JF - Psychological Assessment
DO - 10.1037/1040-3590.15.1.71
DA - 2003-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/examining-the-construct-validity-of-the-eating-disorder-inventory-4ij2ytA6Pe
SP - 71
EP - 80
VL - 15
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -