Eating Disorders Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q)

Description

The EDE-Q is a self-report questionnaire based upon the EDE interview. It provides an indication of the frequency and severity of eating disorder symptoms.The EDE-Q is a self-report questionnaire based upon the EDE interview. It provides an indication of the frequency and severity of eating disorder symptoms.

Test Features

Administration details

Administration type: Self-report Structured interview?

N/A

Timeframe:

Past month.

Approx time: 05-15 minutes

Accessing the assessment and manual information

Access information: Manual details:

License details

Free to Use?

Yes, free for non-commercial use.

License details:
  • The EDE-Q is under copyright. It is freely available for non-commercial research use only and no permission need to be sought. For commercial use of the EDE-Q contact: credo@medsci.ox.ac.uk

Reliability and Validity

Note: Listed publications are for the English version of the assessment only
  • Berg, K. C., Peterson, C. B., Frazier, P., & Crow, S. J. (2012). Psychometric evaluation of the Eating Disorder Examination and Eating Disorder Examination‐Questionnaire: A systematic review of the literature. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 45(3), 428-438. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.20931
  • Jenkins, P. E., & Rienecke, R. D. (2022). Structural validity of the Eating Disorder Examination—Questionnaire: A systematic review. International Journal of Eating Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23721

Norm information

Healthy control/general population norms:
  • Australia - women aged 18-42: Mond, J. M., Hay, P. J., Rodgers, B., & Owen, C. (2006). Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q): Norms for young adult women. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44(1), 53-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2004.12.003
  • UK - men and women: Carey, M., Kupeli, N., Knight, R., Troop, N. A., Jenkinson, P. M., & Preston, C. (2019). Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q): Norms and psychometric properties in U.K. females and males. Psychological Assessment, 31(7), 839–850. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000703
  • USA - cisgender gay men: Nagata, J. M., Capriotti, M. R., Murray, S. B., Compte, E. J., Griffiths, S., Bibbins‐Domingo, K., Obedin-Maliver, J., Flentje, A., Lubensky, M. E., & Lunn, M. R. (2020). Community norms for the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire among cisgender gay men. European Eating Disorders Review, 28(1), 92-101. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2708
  • USA - cisgender bisexual plus men and women: Nagata, J. M., Compte, E. J., Murray, S. B., Schauer, R., Pak, E., Flentje, A., Capriotti, M. R., Lubensky, M. E., Lunn, M. R. & Obedin-Maliver, J. (2021). Community norms for the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) among cisgender bisexual plus women and men. Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 26(7), 2227-2239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-01070-8
  • USA - trans men and women: Nagata, J. M., Murray, S. B., Compte, E. J., Pak, E. H., Schauer, R., Flentje, A., Capriotti, M. R., Lubensky, M. E., Lunne, M. R., & Obedin-Maliver, J. (2020). Community norms for the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) among transgender men and women. Eating Behaviors, 37, 101381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101381
  • USA - Black women: Kelly, N. R., Cotter, E. W., & Mazzeo, S. E. (2012). Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q): Norms for Black women. Eating Behaviors, 13(4), 429-432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.09.001
  • USA - diverse samples: Kambanis, P. E., Bottera, A. R., Mancuso, C. J., Spoor, S. P., Anderson, L. M., Burke, N. L., Eddy, K. T., Forbush, K. T., Keith, J. F., Lavender, J. M., Mensinger, J. L., Mujica, C., Nagata, J. M., Perez, M., & De Young, K. P. (2022). Eating Disorder Examination–Questionnaire and Clinical Impairment Assessment norms for intersectional identities using an MTurk sample. International Journal of Eating Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23799
Clinical population norms:
  • The Netherlands - women with and without an eating disorder: Aardoom, J. J., Dingemans, A. E., Op't Landt, M. C. S., & Van Furth, E. F. (2012). Norms and discriminative validity of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q). Eating Behaviors, 13(4), 305-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.09.002
  • USA - males with an eating disorder: Smith, K. E., Mason, T. B., Murray, S. B., Griffiths, S., Leonard, R. C., Wetterneck, C. T., ... & Lavender, J. M. (2017). Male clinical norms and sex differences on the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) and Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE‐Q). International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(7), 769-775. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22716