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Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences: Vol.18, issue 2; e74168
published online: May 29, 2014
article type: Research Article
received: January 06, 2014
accepted: May 06, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22110/jkums.v18i2.1689
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The Validation of Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS)

authors:

avatar Leila Khabir 1 , * , avatar Nourollah Mohamadi 2 , avatar Changiz Rahimi 2

Dept. of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Khaerameh, Iran
Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran

how to cite: Khabir L, Mohamadi N, Rahimi C. The Validation of Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS). J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci. 2014;18(2):e74168. https://doi.org/10.22110/jkums.v18i2.1689.

Abstract

Background: Eating disorder is a common problem in teenage girls and young women. In clinical situations, brief screening is necessary to recognize the patients. The present research aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS).
Methods: The study sample included 431 females selected from among the females referring to Shiraz’s sport clubs using convenience sampling. The participants in this research responded to the EDDS that was translated by the researcher and their BMI index was calculated.
Results: The internal consistency coefficients, and Spearman-Brown and Guttmann spilt-half correlations were 0.84, 0.82 and 0.83, respectively.  The findings showed that the agreement rate of the instrument with the clinician’s diagnosis and confirmatory factor analysis, and the correlation between each question and the whole score were appropriate.
Conclusion: In general, the results of this research showed that the Persian version of Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS) has appropriate validity and reliability and can be used in clinical and research situations for the assessment of eating disorder. 

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