Validation of the Arabic version of the binge eating scale and correlates of binge eating disorder among a sample of the Lebanese population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To test the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Binge Eating Scale (BES), a self-questionnaire assessing binge eating, in a sample of the Lebanese population. The secondary objective was to evaluate factors associated with binge eating.

Methods

This cross-sectional study, conducted between January and May 2018, enrolled 811 adult participants from all districts of Lebanon. The BES was administered to study its psychometric properties. The sample was divided into two separate samples (405 for sample 1 and 406 for sample 2). An exploratory factor analysis was executed on Sample 1, followed by a confirmatory factor analysis on Sample 2 using the structure obtained in Sample 1. Three hierarchical stepwise linear regressions were conducted to assess fa

SUBMITTER: Zeidan RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6885321 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature