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The frequency of eating-related problems in young adolescents, and their stability over a one-year period, was studied by the RiBED-8 (Risk Behaviours related to Eating Disorders, 8 items) in a community sample of 13-15 year old adolescents who took part in a prospective study with a 2-wave longitudinal design. The RiBED-8 was found to have good reliability and construct validity among the girls, although it did not show equally convincing psychometric properties among boys. With a cut-off of at least three critical answers on the RiBED-8, 28.5-31.0% of the girls were seen as risk cases for the development of eating disorder. Of those girls who were risk cases at Time 1, a majority (68.8%) remained so at Time 2; of those girls who were not risk cases at Time 1, 16.1 % became risk cases at Time 2. It is suggested that the RiBED-8 is a brief, easily administered instrument that may be potentially useful in screening for eating-related problems among girls.
The frequency of eating-related problems in young adolescents, and their stability over a one-year period, was studied by the RiBED-8 (Risk Behaviours related to Eating Disorders, 8 items) in a community sample of 13-15 year old adolescents who took part in a prospective study with a 2-wave longitudinal design. The RiBED-8 was found to have good reliability and construct validity among the girls, although it did not show equally convincing psychometric properties among boys. With a cut-off of at least three critical answers on the RiBED-8, 28.5-31.0% of the girls were seen as risk cases for the development of eating disorder. Of those girls who were risk cases at Time 1, a majority (68.8%) remained so at Time 2; of those girls who were not risk cases at Time 1, 16.1 % became risk cases at Time 2. It is suggested that the RiBED-8 is a brief, easily administered instrument that may be potentially useful in screening for eating-related problems among girls.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 401-406 |
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Psychology
Free keywords
- Eating disorders
- disordered eating
- adolescents
- prevalence
- screening instrument
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Självskadebeteende, emotionsreglering och interpersonella relationer hos tonåringar
Lundh, L.-G. (PI), Wångby Lundh, M. (Researcher), Bjärehed, J. (Researcher), Johnsson, P. (Researcher), Viborg, N. (Research student), Daukantaité, D. (Researcher) & Petterson, K. (Research student)
2006/09/01 → …
Project: Research