Copper Canyon Academy, Rimrock, Arizona 86335, USA.
Eat Disord. 2012;20(5):379-94. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2012.715516.
This study focused on the most commonly used eating disorder assessment tool, the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3), and the preliminary Eating Disorder Assessment for Men (EDAM). These assessment tools were examined to investigate predictability in males and the extent they differentiated between men and women. Specific scales of the EDI-3 and total scores for each instrument were assessed using a sample of 108 males and females from residential treatment facilities. Overall, the EDI-3 scales were shown to be significantly different between genders on a MANOVA, with men scoring significantly lower in body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, and bulimia. Both instruments showed the ability to predict eating disorders when using a logistical regression analysis. Results support the hypothesis that eating disorders are significantly different in men and women, providing evidence that there is a need to develop a valid and reliable eating disorder assessment tool specifically for men.
本研究主要关注最常用的饮食障碍评估工具，即饮食障碍量表-3（EDI-3）和初步的男性饮食障碍评估（EDAM）。这些评估工具被用于研究其在男性中的预测能力以及它们对男性和女性的区分程度。使用来自住院治疗设施的 108 名男性和女性样本，评估了 EDI-3 的特定量表和每个工具的总分。总体而言，在 MANOVA 中，EDI-3 量表在性别之间存在显著差异，男性在身体不满、瘦身欲望和暴食方面的得分明显较低。两种工具在使用逻辑回归分析时都显示出预测饮食障碍的能力。结果支持这样的假设，即男性和女性的饮食障碍存在显著差异，这表明有必要开发一种专门针对男性的有效和可靠的饮食障碍评估工具。
