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The German version of the Anorectic Behavior Observation Scale (ABOS) |
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| Authors: | Harriet Salbach-Andrae Nora Klinkowski Martin Holzhausen Katja Frieler Inga Bohnekamp Cornelia Thiels Caroline Bender Walter Vandereycken |
| Affiliation: | (1) Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité, Berlin, Germany;(2) Dept. of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité, Berlin, Germany;(3) Dept. of Social Studies, University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany;(4) Dept. of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany;(5) Dept. of Psychology, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Germany |
| Abstract: | Objective To assess the performance of the German version of the Anorectic Behavior Observation Scale (ABOS) as a parent-report screening instrument for eating disorders (ED) in their children. Methods Parents of 101 ED female patients (80 with Anorexia Nervosa; 21 with Bulimia Nervosa) and of 121 age- and socioeconomic status (SES)-matched female controls completed the ABOS. Results Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original three-factor structure model of the ABOS. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients indicated good internal consistency for the three factors and the total score in the total sample. The best cut-off point (100% sensitivity and specificity) in the German version was ≥23. Conclusion The ABOS may be a useful additional instrument for assessing ED. |
| Keywords: | anorexia nervosa bulimia nervosa questionnaire confirmatory factor analysis |
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