Validity of Retrospective Reports of Eating Behavior from the Eating Disorder Examination

Abstract

The Eating Disorder Examination (EDE; Cooper and Fairburn, 1987) is the most widely used instrument for the diagnosis of eating disorders and relies on retrospective self-report. However, there is growing evidence that retrospective self-reports are prone to errors arising from autobiographical memory. Stone and Shiffman (1994) adopted a method for collecting moment-by-moment data to address these concerns. The present study examined the accuracy of these estimates by comparing retrospective reports from questions on the EDE with data recorded in handheld computerized eating diaries by obese and normal-weight women.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
AD1012250

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People

  • Jay M. Stone

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Body Weight
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Information Retrieval
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mobile Devices
  • New York
  • Psychology

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  • Psychology

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