101348: Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q): Norms for Undergraduate Women

About the Course:

Objective: This research presents normative data on the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire1 (EDE-Q) for samples of undergraduate women in the United States. Method: College women (N = 723), ages 18-25, completed the EDE-Q as part of a larger assessment battery. Results: Average scores, standard deviations, and percentile ranks for the raw Restraint, Eating Concern, Shape Concern, and Weight Concern subscales and the Global score are reported. Data on the occurrence of objective and subjective bulimic episodes and compensatory behaviors are presented. Conclusion: These results are helpful for clinicians and researchers in the interpretation of the EDE-Q scores of undergraduate women in the United States. Comparisons are drawn between the results for this sample and those of a United Kingdom sample of young adolescent females, an Australian community sample, and an Australian community age-matched sample.

Content for this course is based on an article from the International Journal of Eating Disorders, the official journal of the Association for Eating Disorders.

Journal/Publisher:

International Journal of Eating Disorders/ Wiley Publishing

Publication Date:

April 2008 Volume 41 Issue 3

Authors

Kristine H. Luce, PhD; Janis H. Crowther, PhD; Michele Pole, MA

About the Authors:

Stanford University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Kent State University, Department of Psychology

Kent State University, Department of Psychology

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, addiction counselors, officers of the court, and nurses who seek knowledge about suicidal behavior in adolescents. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Summarize the differences between the EDE-Q norms cited in this article and those of other samples.

2. Use the norms cited in the article to interpret undergraduate women’s scores on the EDE-Q.

3. Describe the conditions under which the EDE-Q is a useful and appropriate assessment instrument.