The Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale

These two studies introduce the Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale (GFFS) as an assessment device for use with bulimic clients. Study I presents norms and reliability data for a high school sample, as well as pilot comparisons between anorexic and normal women. Study II demonstrates that the GFFS significan...

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Published in:Journal of personality assessment 1985-06, Vol.49 (3), p.329-332
Main Authors: Goldfarb, Lori A., Dykens, Elisabeth M., Gerrard, Meg
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anorexia Nervosa - diagnosis
Anorexia Nervosa - psychology
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Fear
Feeding and Eating Disorders - diagnosis
Humans
Hyperphagia - diagnosis
Hyperphagia - psychology
Medical sciences
Nosology. Terminology. Diagnostic criteria
Obesity - psychology
Personality Inventory
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Techniques and methods
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Summary:These two studies introduce the Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale (GFFS) as an assessment device for use with bulimic clients. Study I presents norms and reliability data for a high school sample, as well as pilot comparisons between anorexic and normal women. Study II demonstrates that the GFFS significantly differentiates between bulimics, repeat dieters, and nondieting women. These results suggest that the GFFS may be utilized clinically as a diagnostic tool and indicator of change, which may assist in the early identification of bulimic individuals.
ISSN:0022-3891
1532-7752
DOI:10.1207/s15327752jpa4903_21