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SUBMITTER: Burke NL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5505792 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The International journal of eating disorders 20170403 7
<h4>Objective</h4>The Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) was originally developed and validated in primarily white female samples. Since data indicate that eating pathology impacts black youth, elucidating the psychometric appropriateness of the EDE for black youth is crucial.<h4>Methods</h4>A convenience sample was assembled from seven pediatric obesity studies. The EDE was administered to all youth. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were conducted to examine the original four-factor model fit ...[more]