Body Dissatisfaction and Eating-Related Problems on the College Campus: Usefulness of the Eating Disorder Inventory With a Nonclinical Population

Body Dissatisfaction and Eating-Related Problems on the College Campus Usefulness of the Eating Disorder Inventory With a Nonclinical Population

The Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) was administered to 3 female undergraduate samples representing 2 campuses ( N = 1,506) . Subjects also provided information on family demographics and on eating, dieting, and exercise habits and attitudes. Very high rates of body dissatisfaction were reported. ED...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 297 - 305
Main Authors: Klemchuk, Helen P, Hutchinson, Cheryl B, Frank, Rochelle I
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC American Psychological Association 01-07-1990
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Body Image
College Students
Colleges & universities
Construct Validity
Eating behavior disorders
Eating Disorder Inventory
Eating Disorders
Eating Habits
Females
Higher Education
Human
Inventories
Medical sciences
Negative Attitudes
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Satisfaction
Self image
Social research
Statistical Validity
Undergraduate Students
Human
Social environment
Clinical test
Body perception
Risk factor
University environment
Psychometrics
Personality
Therapeutic schedule
Inquiry
Woman
Alimentary behavior disturbance
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Summary:The Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) was administered to 3 female undergraduate samples representing 2 campuses ( N = 1,506) . Subjects also provided information on family demographics and on eating, dieting, and exercise habits and attitudes. Very high rates of body dissatisfaction were reported. EDI factor analysis yielded a 6-factor structure accounting for 41% of the variance. The Eating Disorders factor was a combination of 3 EDI clinical scales (Drive for Thinness, Bulimia, and lack of Interoceptive Awareness); 5 factors were identical to the other 5 EDI scales. Two risk groups were identified on the basis of extreme EDI factor scores: a body-dissatisfied group and a binge-purge group with poor psychological adjustment. For campus intervention programs, potential usefulness of the EDI for screening of relevant subgroups is discussed, with particular attention to body dissatisfaction.
ISSN:0022-0167
1939-2168
DOI:10.1037/0022-0167.37.3.297