The Arabic version of BES could be a useful tool for screening and assessing the binge eating behaviors in clinical practice and research.
Higher expressive suppression facet score was associated with lower binge eating. Higher BMI, depression, anxiety, emotional eating, greater body dissatisfaction, and more pressure from media to lose weight were associated with higher binge eating. The confirmatory factor analysis revealed an adequate fit to the model with satisfactory Maximum Likelihood Chi-Square/Degrees of Freedom (χ 2/df), Steiger-Lind RMSEA, Joreskog GFI, and AGFI. The internal consistency of the measurement was adequate (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.86). All items could be extracted from the list. The factor analysis suggested a two-factor structure for the BES explaining a total of 41.4% of the variance. Three hierarchical stepwise linear regressions were conducted to assess factors associated with binge eating. 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. The sample was divided into two separate samples (405 for sample 1 and 406 for sample 2). The BES was administered to study its psychometric properties. This cross-sectional study, conducted between January and May 2018, enrolled 811 adult participants from all districts of Lebanon. The secondary objective was to evaluate factors associated with binge eating. Header Photo Credit: Creative Commons by Genista.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 user’s guide for the EDA-5 is available as Chapter 10 of the Handbook of Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders (publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing).
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2015 Jul 48(5):452-63. The Eating Disorder Assessment for DSM-5 (EDA-5): Development and validation of a structured interview for feeding and eating disorders. Sysko R, Glasofer DR, Hildebrandt T, Klimek P, Mitchell, JE, Berg KC, Peterson CB, Wonderlich SA, & Walsh BT. Please note: Google Chrome must be used to successfully access the interview.įor information on the development of the measure and its psychometrics, please see:
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