The Eating Attitudes Test: psychometric features and clinical correlates

Psychometric and clinical correlates of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) are described for a large sample of female anorexia nervosa (N = 160) and female comparison (N = 140) subjects. An abbreviated 26-item version of the EAT (EAT-26) is proposed, based on a factor analysis of the original scale (EA...

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Published in:Psychological medicine 1982-11, Vol.12 (4), p.871-878
Main Authors: Garner, David M., Olmsted, Marion P., Bohr, Yvonne, Garfinkel, Paul E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anorexia Nervosa - psychology
Attitude to Health
Body Image
Body Weight
Eating
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Female
Humans
Hyperphagia - psychology
Internal-External Control
Psychological Tests
Psychometrics
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Summary:Psychometric and clinical correlates of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) are described for a large sample of female anorexia nervosa (N = 160) and female comparison (N = 140) subjects. An abbreviated 26-item version of the EAT (EAT-26) is proposed, based on a factor analysis of the original scale (EAT-40). The EAT-26 is highly correlated with the EAT-40 (r = 0·98) and three factors form subscales which are meaningfully related to bulimia, weight, body-image variables and psychological symptoms. Whereas there are no differces between bulimic and restricter anorexia nervosa patients on the total EAT-26 and EAT-40 scores, these groups do indicate significant differences on EAT-26 fractors. Norms for the anorexia nervosa and female comparison subjects are presented for the EAT-26, EAT-40 and the EAT-26 factors. It is concluded that the EAT-26 is a reliable, valid and economical instrument which may be useful as an objective measure of the symptoms of anorexia nervosa.
ISSN:0033-2917
1469-8978
DOI:10.1017/S0033291700049163