Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Pirim Düşgör B. (Yürütücü)
Diğer Resmi Kurumlarca Desteklenen Proje, 2020 - 2021
Abstract
Objective-
The aim of the present study is to be able to have another test which can
be used in Turkey as a diagnostic tool while examining and evaluating the
population about the relevance and frequency of eating disorders in the
community. And to make the reliability and validity studies of the EDDS-DSM5
version and to be able to use EDDS as a diagnostic and statistical tool in the
evaluation of eating disorders in Turkey after these studies.
Method-
There were total of 325 participants, 237 of them were females, 84 of them
were males and 4 of them were non-binary, the sample was between the ages
of 14-33. The samples were randomly
selected through an online survey. A demographic form, Eating Disorder
Diagnostic Scale-DSM 5 Version (EDDS), The Eating Disorder Examination
Questionnaire (EDE-Q) were used as measures and the data was gathered on an
online platform of Google-forms. All statistical analyses were
completed through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, Version 24.
Initially, data screening and normality check were carried out. Data were
nonnormally distributed; therefore, nonparametric tests Kruskal-Wallis and Mann
Whitney U were used in order to measure the gender differences and Body Mass
Index group differences respectively. Principal component analysis (PCA) with
varimax rotation was conducted with full sample for examining the factor
structure of EDDS.
Results-
Mann Whitney U-tests revealed significant gender differences on the EDDS
symptom composite scores. Female participants reported higher scores compared
to male participants. Kruskal–Wallis analysis was conducted to examine the
differences on EDDS symptom composite scores according to the categories of
BMI. Significant differences were observed between BMI categories and mean
scores of the EDDS symptom composite. In an initial attempt to explore the factor
structure, EDDS was analysed by principal component factor analysis (PCA) with
varimax rotation. The overall Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy
was 0.87. The Bartlett’s test for sphericity produced a significant result. The
results of correlational analysis between EDDS symptom composite scores and
EDE-Q total scores indicated a significant correlation.
Conclusion-
The findings, while preliminary, suggests that, EDDS is a
reliable and valid instrument for the Turkish sample. Self assessment method
for eating disorders give mostly parallel results with clinical interviews,
especially in detecting concrete features of eating disorders such as self
induced compensatory behaviors.
Keywords: Eating Disorders Diagnostic
Scala-Dsm5 Version, Eating Disorders, Turkish Sample, Assessment, EDE-Q