The Yale‐Brown‐Cornell eating disorders scale self‐report questionnaire: A new, efficient tool for clinicians and researchers

Abstract

Objective The YBC-EDS is a semi-structured interview assessing core preoccupations and rituals related to eating disorders. Method We developed and conducted an examination of the reliability and validity of a self-report questionnaire (SRQ) version of the YBC-EDS. Convergent validity of YBC-EDS-SRQ with the YBC-EDS was examined for 112 eating disordered patients. Results All subscales and total scores were significantly intercorrelated. Thirty-one additional patients completed YBC-EDS-SRQ at admission and again one week later. All correlations revealed significant test-retest reliability. Discriminant validity of the SRQ was evaluated for a smaller subset of participants who completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). There were no significant correlations between various symptom dimensions of the YBC-EDS-SRQ and the BDI and STAI. Discussion Taken together, these findings indicate that the self-report form of the YBC-EDS is both valid and reliable. The SRQ can serve as a useful and efficient assessment of eating disorder patients for clinicians and researchers.

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

“…Questionnaire-Eating Disorders (TAQ-ED-R), 36 Thoughts Questionnaire (TQ), 37 Yale-Brown-Cornell Eating Disorders Scale Self Report Questionnaire (SR-YBC-ED); 38 10 that were primarily general or diagnostic measures of eating disorder symptoms: Behaviors Questionnaire (BQ), 37 Disordered Eating Attitude Scale (DEAS), 39 Eating Disorder Assessment for Men (EDAM), 40 Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS), [41][42][43] Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), 7,[44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62] Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3), 40 Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (EPSI), 63,64 Multiaxial Assessment of Eating Disorder Symptoms (MAEDS), 65,66 Questionnaire for Eating Disorder Diagnosis (Q-EDD), 67 Stirling Eating Disorders Scale (SEDS), 68,69 and seven screening questionnaires: Binge Eating Disorder Test (BEDT), 60 Bulimia Test-Revised (BULIT-R), 10,60,[70][71][72] Bulimic Investigatory Test-Edinburgh (BITE),…”

An investigation of habit learning in Anorexia Nervosa

“…In addition, compulsivity was indexed using Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory Revised (OCI-r) (Foa et al, 2002), and the Yale-Brown-Cornell Eating Disorder Scale Self-Report Questionnaire (YBC-EDs-SRQ) (Bellace et al, 2012). Clinical impairment was indexed using the Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA) (Bohn and Fairburn, 2008).…”

Psychological need satisfaction, control, and disordered eating

“…The total score ranges from 0 to 32, with higher scores indicating more time occupied by symptoms, greater distress caused by symptoms, less perceived control over symptoms, and greater overall impairment of functioning due to these symptoms. This measure has demonstrated evidence of internal consistency and construct validity (Bellace et al ., ). For the current study, Cronbach's alpha and omega for the total score were excellent (Sample 1 α = .91, ω = .90, 95% CI [.88–.92]; Sample 2 α = .90, ω = .90, 95% CI [.89–.92]; Sample 3 α = .92, ω = .92, 95% CI [.86–.95]).…”

“…The Yale–Brown–Cornell Eating Disorders Scale Self‐Report Questionnaire (YBC‐EDS‐SRQ; Bellace et al ., ) consists of a 65‐item symptom checklist that enumerates a wide range of eating‐related preoccupations and rituals frequently experienced by ED patients, followed by 19 questions that evaluate the severity of rituals and preoccupations experienced by the individual by rating the time occupied by symptoms, distress caused by the symptoms, degree of control over symptoms, and overall impairment of functioning due to these symptoms. Of the 19 items, the core YBC‐EDS‐SRQ scale consists of eight items, four addressing preoccupations and four investigating rituals.…”