Development and validity of a very short form of the Eating Disorder Inventory

Christophe Maïano; Alexandre J S Morin; Johana Monthuy-Blanc; Jean-Marie Garbarino; Grégory Ninot

doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.11.004

Development and validity of a very short form of the Eating Disorder Inventory

Compr Psychiatry. 2016 Feb:65:141-9. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.11.004. Epub 2015 Dec 1.

Authors

Christophe Maïano¹, Alexandre J S Morin², Johana Monthuy-Blanc³, Jean-Marie Garbarino⁴, Grégory Ninot⁵

Affiliations

¹ Cyberpsychology Laboratory, Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais UQO, Canada; Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Australia. Electronic address: christophe.maiano@uqo.ca.
² Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Australia.
³ LoriCorps Laboratory, Department of Education Sciences, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières UQTR, Canada.
⁴ Laboratory "Human Motricity, Education, Sport and Health", University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, France.
⁵ Laboratory Epsylon and CEPS Platform, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.

PMID: 26774003
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.11.004

Abstract

Introduction: The main objective of the present series of studies was to develop and validate a 16-item very short form of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-VS) for use as a short assessment tool in large-scale comprehensive or longitudinal studies, as well as in-depth idiographic studies.

Method: The EDI-VS was developed, and validated, through a series of five studies based on independent community samples including a total of 1372 French adolescents.

Results: The results supported the reliability, content validity, factor validity, convergent validity, and criterion-related validity of the EDI-VS.

Conclusions: The EDI-VS comprises 16 items assessing the eight original dimensions of the conceptual model for the EDI. Recommendations for future practice and research on the EDI-VS are outlined.

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Feeding and Eating Disorders / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Male
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / standards*
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results