Exercise Obsession and Compulsion in Adults With Longstanding Eating Disorders: Validation of the Norwegian Version of the Compulsive Exercise Test.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to (1) validate the Norwegian version of the Compulsive Exercise Test (CET) in adults with longstanding eating disorders, and (2) explore predictors of high CET-score.

Methods

Adult inpatients (n = 166) with longstanding DSM-IV Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa (BN) or Eating Disorder not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) completed the CET instrument, Eating Disorder examination questionnaire (EDE-Q), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90). A total CET score of 15 or above was defined as high CET-score. ANOVA, Confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson's correlation, and logistic regression were used to analyze the data.

Results

Cronbach's alpha varied from 0.68 to 0.96 for the CET and its subsc

SUBMITTER: Vrabel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6817603 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature