Psychometric evaluation of self‐report measures of binge‐eating symptoms and related psychopathology: A systematic review of the literature

Abstract

Most of the included measures had evidence for some adequate psychometric properties. Two measures received six out of nine positive ratings for the assessed psychometric properties, the BITE and the BULIT-R, and thus appear to be the measures with the most evidence of their validity and reliability. Overall, our findings implicate a need for further investigation of the psychometric properties of the available self-report questionnaires in this field.

Confirmatory factor analysis and examination of the psychometric properties of the eating beliefs questionnaire

“…The EDE-Q has been found to demonstrate good internal consistency, construct validity, and test-retest reliability [19]; Cronbach’s α = .95 for the EDE-Q global score in the present study.…”

“…For the purpose of assessing the EBQ’s construct validity and relevance to binge eating, the test battery consisted of measures that are known to correlate with binge eating and/or eating disorder severity [3, 4, 8, 10, 19]. Together, these measures assessed body mass (BMI), overall mood and distress (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales; DASS-21), eating disorder symptoms and related behaviours (EDE-Q and DEBQ), eating disorder related cognitions (EDE-Q and EDBQ), negative core-beliefs (Eating Disorders Core Beliefs Questionnaire; ED-CBQ) and poor distress tolerance (Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale; DERS).…”

“…A recent systematic review [19] of the psychometric properties of published self-report measures assessing binge eating behaviour and psychopathology concluded that none of the 29 included measures had evidence demonstrating that they met criteria for adequate psychometric properties across all nine categories assessed (content validity, construct validity, internal consistency, criterion validity, reproducibility: agreement, reproducibility: reliability, responsiveness, floor and ceiling effects, and interpretability), using best practice assessment of psychometric properties [20]. The two measures identified in the systematic review to have the most evidence for their psychometric properties (evidence for adequacy for six out of nine of the properties assessed), were the Bulimia Test Revised (BULIT-R) [21] and the Bulimic Investigatory Test Edinburgh (BITE) [22].…”

Conceptualizing and studying binge and loss of control eating in bariatric surgery patients—time for a paradigm shift?

“…Binge eating is typically assessed via questionnaire or semi-structured interview, both of which require respondents to recall what and how much they ate over the past 1–6 months (12) . While some assessments may be more appropriate for BS patients than others due to their comprehensive assessment of LOC and overeating constructs, even the most well-validated instruments have modest reliability in the assessment of binge eating, particularly SBE (12) .…”

“…While some assessments may be more appropriate for BS patients than others due to their comprehensive assessment of LOC and overeating constructs, even the most well-validated instruments have modest reliability in the assessment of binge eating, particularly SBE (12) . Compounding these general measurement issues, individuals presenting for BS may feel compelled to conceal binge eating problems due to concerns about being rejected for BS or having to complete additional pre-surgical requirements (e.g., counseling).…”