Validation of a shortened version of the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-7) in the Arabic language

Background Eating disorders are quite common around the world, disabling, and potentially lethal; but they remain so far under-captured and subject to substantial delays in treatment. We propose through this study to develop and validate a shortened version of the Eating Attitude Test (EAT) in the A...

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Published inJournal of eating disorders Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Fekih-Romdhane, Feten, Obeid, Sahar, Malaeb, Diana, Hallit, Rabih, Hallit, Souheil
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BioMed Central Ltd 26.08.2022
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
Analysis
Anorexia
Anxiety
Arabic language
Attitudes
Bulimia
Eating attitudes test
Eating disorders
Food
Likert scale
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Psychometric properties
Questionnaires
Short version
Social networks
Statistical analysis
Surveys
Lebanon
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Summary:Background Eating disorders are quite common around the world, disabling, and potentially lethal; but they remain so far under-captured and subject to substantial delays in treatment. We propose through this study to develop and validate a shortened version of the Eating Attitude Test (EAT) in the Arabic language among non-clinical Arabic-speaking Lebanese participants from the general population. Methods 1175 participants enrolled in this cross-sectional study, based on an online survey. The Eating Attitude Test-26 items, Drunkorexia Motives and Behaviors Scales and Lebanese Anxiety Scale were used to answer our objectives. Results Our results confirmed validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Exploratory Factor Analyses showed that all items converged over a one-factor solution, with an excellent Cronbach's alpha (> 0.9). Confirmatory Factor Analyses found that the 7-item-version yielded excellent model fit. The instrument also revealed strong evidence of divergent validity, being highly correlated with measures of anxiety and drunkorexia motives and behaviors. Discussion Findings provided evidence supporting that the Arabic seven-item one-factor structure of the scale (EAT-7) is valid, reliable, and can be used in clinical practice, preventive interventions and future eating disorders research in Arab settings. Keywords: Eating disorders, Eating attitudes test, Psychometric properties, Short version, Arabic language
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ISSN:2050-2974
2050-2974
DOI:10.1186/s40337-022-00651-5