Assessing Eating Disorder Thoughts and Behaviors: The Development and Preliminary Evaluation of Two Questionnaires |
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| Authors: | Myra J. Cooper Gillian Todd Rachel Woolrich Kate Somerville Adrian Wells |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Isis Education Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom;(2) University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom;(3) University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom;(4) University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | This paper describes the development of two measures. The first is designed to assess eating disorder-related automatic thoughts; the second is designed to assess a wide range of eating disorder-related behaviors. Principal components analysis identified three dimensions of thoughts: positive thoughts about eating, negative thoughts about eating, and permissive thoughts. Principal components analysis also identified six dimensions of behavior related to: shape and weight, bingeing, dieting, food, eating, and overeating. Both measures possess promising psychometric properties, including good construct and criterion-related validity. Both successfully discriminated eating disorder patients from dieting and non-dieting groups. The two measures may be useful additions to those currently available to researchers (and clinicians) interested in eating disorders. |
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| Keywords: | KeywordHeading" >: eating disorders cognition behaviors |
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