Cultural adaptation of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q 6.0)

Objective. Adaptation of the Russian version of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) 6.0, and assessment of its psychometric properties. Material and methods. The study sample included 476 females, 208 with a confirmed diagnosis of an eating disorder (ED), and the rest were a healthy group. In addition to the Russian version of EDE-Q 6.0, the respondents completed a socio-demographic and other questionnaires widely used for the PPD diagnosis: the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), the Eating Behavior Scale (EBS), and the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ). Results. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, the four-factor structure of the Russian-language version of EDE-Q 6.0 was confirmed (Restraint, Eating concern, Shape concern, Weight concern). The internal consistency of the scales’ questions is high (Cronbach’s α=0.82-0.89). The clinical and healthy groups showed significant differences (p