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Psychometric properties of the adapted Malay eating disorder examination-questionnaire 6.0 (EDE-Q 6.0) among university students in Malaysia

Mohd Taib, Nasehah and Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum and Fauzaman, Jusmawati (2021) Psychometric properties of the adapted Malay eating disorder examination-questionnaire 6.0 (EDE-Q 6.0) among university students in Malaysia. Eating Behaviors, 42. ISSN 14710153

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Abstract

The “Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire” (EDE-Q) is a cost-effective eating disorder (ED) screening tool that has a significant relationship with the gold standard “Eating Disorder Examination” (EDE) interview. Though it has been widely used for clinical and research purposes, there is a dearth of effort to establish psy- chometric properties of the latest EDE-Q 6.0 in the Malaysian sample. The extant study adapted and validated EDE-Q 6.0 on Malaysian university's student population (N = 595) from a public university in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Four factors of Restraint, Shape and Weight Concerns, Eating Concerns, and Shape/Weight Over- valuation were constituted from exploratory factor analysis. Still, they failed to indicate apparent replication of the original English EDE-Q 6.0. Malay EDE-Q 6.0 exhibited high internal consistency reliability (α = 0.93), acceptable test-retest reliability over 14 days, and acceptable equivalence reliability of its items with the original English version items. The Malay EDE-Q 6.0 global and subscales scores attained acceptable validity with the global scores of Malay EAT-26 (another ED scale) as evidence of convergent validity and with quality of life (QoL) scale for divergent validity. Accordingly, the adapted EDE-Q 6.0 Malay version is considered a valid and reliable instrument for assessing eating disorder psychopathology among Malaysian university students.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Eating disorder Reliability Validity Malay University students
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF176 Psychological tests and testing
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF636 Applied psychology
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA644.3 Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology
Depositing User: Dr Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom
Date Deposited: 22 Jul 2021 23:16
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2021 23:16
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/90975

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