Psychometric Evaluation of the Eating Disorder Examination Adapted for Children |
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| Authors: | Anja Hilbert Arne Buerger Andrea S Hartmann Kristina Spenner Julia Czaja Petra Warschburger |
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| Institution: | 1. Integrated Research and Treatment Center Adiposity Diseases, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Leipzig University Medical Center, , Leipzig, Germany;2. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Mainz, , Mainz, Germany;3. Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, , Boston, MA, USA;4. Department of Psychology, Philipps University of Marburg, , Marburg, Germany;5. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Luebeck, , Luebeck, Germany;6. Department of Psychology, University of Potsdam, , Potsdam, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The Eating Disorder Examination adapted for children (ChEDE) is the child version of the semi‐structured gold standard eating disorder interview for adults. This study was a comprehensive test statistic evaluation of the German ChEDE in a large sample of children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, loss of control eating, overweight and obesity, as well as non‐eating‐disordered and chronically ill control probands (n = 352). Excellent inter‐rater reliability, adequate internal consistency and satisfactory stability of ChEDE indicators were demonstrated. ChEDE indicators discriminated between diverse forms of eating and weight disturbances and normative eating and were significantly correlated with conceptually related measures. Factorial validity was not convincing; a brief eight‐item scale showed the best fit. Item statistics were mostly acceptable. Overall, the ChEDE's German translation reliably and validly assesses psychopathology across the eating and weight disorder spectrum and facilitates international comparison of eating disorder research. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association. |
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| Keywords: | clinical interview children and adolescents eating disorders psychometric properties |
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