Measuring binge eating in adolescents: Adolescent and parent versions of the questionnaire of eating and weight patterns

@article{citeulike:2662237, abstract = {This study investigated the psychometric properties of an adolescent version of the Questionnaire of Eating and Weight Patterns (QEWP-A).Male and female adolescents between 10-18 years completed the QEWP-A and measures of depression and eating attitudes. Height and weight were also measured. Parents completed a parental version (QEWP-P) that was referenced to their children. Adolescent and parent responses to the QEWP were independently categorized into no diagnosis (ND), nonclinical binge eating (NCB), and binge eating disorder (BED) groups.Adolescent and parental agreement over the diagnostic categories was as follows: 81.6\% for ND, 15.5\% for NCB, and 25\% for BED with an overall kappa of .19. Adolescents with BED had significantly higher levels of depression than the other two groups with NCB being higher than ND. For eating attitudes, BED adolescents were more deviant than the other two groups who did not differ from one another.The QEWP-A displayed adequate concurrent validity. The low overall agreement between adolescents and their parents was influenced by high and low base rates in the NCB and BED categories, respectively. This lack of agreement is consistent with other behavioral problems such as depression. The data suggest that parental perceptions of eating problems approximate those of their children when no problem is present. However, parents are not as likely to be aware of eating difficulties when they actually exist. {\copyright} 1999 by John Wiley \& Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 26: 301-314, 1999.}, address = {Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi}, author = {Johnson, William G. and Grieve, Frederick G. and Adams, Christina D. and Sandy, Jamie }, citeulike-article-id = {2662237}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199911)26:3\%3C301::AID-EAT8\%3E3.0.CO;2-M}, journal = {International Journal of Eating Disorders}, keywords = {oa}, number = {3}, pages = {301--314}, posted-at = {2008-04-12 21:55:00}, priority = {2}, title = {Measuring binge eating in adolescents: Adolescent and parent versions of the questionnaire of eating and weight patterns}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199911)26:3\%3C301::AID-EAT8\%3E3.0.CO;2-M}, volume = {26}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2662237 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2662237 TI - Measuring binge eating in adolescents: Adolescent and parent versions of the questionnaire of eating and weight patterns JF - International Journal of Eating Disorders VL - 26 IS - 3 SP - 301 EP - 314 AD - Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi N2 - This study investigated the psychometric properties of an adolescent version of the Questionnaire of Eating and Weight Patterns (QEWP-A).Male and female adolescents between 10-18 years completed the QEWP-A and measures of depression and eating attitudes. Height and weight were also measured. Parents completed a parental version (QEWP-P) that was referenced to their children. Adolescent and parent responses to the QEWP were independently categorized into no diagnosis (ND), nonclinical binge eating (NCB), and binge eating disorder (BED) groups.Adolescent and parental agreement over the diagnostic categories was as follows: 81.6% for ND, 15.5% for NCB, and 25% for BED with an overall kappa of .19. Adolescents with BED had significantly higher levels of depression than the other two groups with NCB being higher than ND. For eating attitudes, BED adolescents were more deviant than the other two groups who did not differ from one another.The QEWP-A displayed adequate concurrent validity. The low overall agreement between adolescents and their parents was influenced by high and low base rates in the NCB and BED categories, respectively. This lack of agreement is consistent with other behavioral problems such as depression. The data suggest that parental perceptions of eating problems approximate those of their children when no problem is present. However, parents are not as likely to be aware of eating difficulties when they actually exist. © 1999 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 26: 301-314, 1999. KW - oa AU - Johnson, William AU - Grieve, Frederick AU - Adams, Christina AU - Sandy, Jamie PY - 1999/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199911)26:3%3C301::AID-EAT8%3E3.0.CO;2-M ER -