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Convergence of Scores on the Interview and Questionnaire Versions of the Eating Disorder Examination: A Meta-Analytic Review
Berg, Kelly C.; Peterson, Carol B.; Frazier, Patricia; Crow, Scott J.
Psychological Assessment, v23 n3 p714-724 Sep 2011
Significant discrepancies have been found between interview- and questionnaire-based assessments of psychopathology; however, these studies have typically compared instruments with unmatched item content. The Eating Disorder Examination (EDE), a structured interview, and the questionnaire version of the EDE (EDE-Q) are considered the preeminent assessments of eating disorder symptoms and provide a unique opportunity to examine the concordance of interview- and questionnaire-based instruments with matched item content. The convergence of EDE and EDE-Q scores has been examined previously; however, past studies have been limited by small sample sizes and have not compared the convergence of scores across diagnostic groups. A meta-analysis of 16 studies was conducted to compare the convergence of EDE and EDE-Q scores across studies and diagnostic groups. With regard to the EDE and EDE-Q subscale scores, the overall correlation coefficient effect sizes ranged from 0.68 to 0.76. The overall Cohen's "d" effect sizes ranged from 0.31 to 0.62, with participants consistently scoring higher on the questionnaire. For the items measuring behavior frequency, the overall correlation coefficient effect sizes ranged from 0.37 to 0.55 for binge eating and 0.90 to 0.92 for compensatory behaviors. The overall Cohen's "d" effect sizes ranged from -0.16 to -0.22, with participants reporting more binge eating on the interview than in the questionnaire in 70% of the studies. These results suggest the interview and questionnaire assess similar constructs but should not be used interchangeably. Additional research is needed to examine the inconsistencies between binge frequency scores on the 2 instruments. (Contains 5 tables and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Psychopathology, Questionnaires, Interviews, Effect Size, Correlation, Scores, Meta Analysis, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Sample Size, Item Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Comparative Analysis
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