Assessment of eating disorders: Interview or self‐report questionnaire?
Christopher G. Fairburn, Sarah J. Beglin
International Journal of Eating Disorders · 1994 · 5,152 citations
Abstract
A detailed comparison was made of two methods for assessing the features of eating disorders. An investigator-based interview was compared with a self-report questionnaire based directly on that interview. A number of important discrepancies emerged. Although the two measures performed similarly with respect to the assessment of unambiguous behavioral features such as self-induced vomiting and dieting, the self-report questionnaire generated higher scores than the interview when assessing more complex features such as binge eating and concerns about shape. Both methods underestimated body weight.
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Fairburn, C. G., & Beglin, S. J. (1994). Assessment of eating disorders: Interview or self‐report questionnaire? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 16(4), 363–370. https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-108x(199412)16:4<363::aid-eat2260160405>3.0.co;2-#
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