Sahlan Reza N, Blomquist Kerstin K, Bodell Lindsay P
Department of Clinical Psychology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Psychology, Furman University, Greenville, USA.
J Eat Disord. 2022 May 9;10(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s40337-022-00587-w.
Limited research has validated eating pathology assessments in Iranian men and women. The purpose of the current study was to translate and validate a Farsi version of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (F-EPSI) in Iranian university students.
Men (n = 279) and women (n = 486) completed questionnaires including the F-EPSI.
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated that the F-EPSI had an acceptable fit to the data and supported the eight-factor model. The scale was partially invariant across genders. Men reported higher scores on Excessive Exercise and Muscle Building subscales, and women reported higher scores on Body Dissatisfaction and Restricting subscales. The F-EPSI subscales had good 5- to 6-month test-retest reliability. The F-EPSI demonstrated convergent validity with clinical impairment, eating pathology, and body mass index (BMI). Finally, individuals scoring above the Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA) cutoffs reported higher scores on the F-EPSI subscales, further supporting convergent validity of the scale.
Findings suggest that the F-EPSI will enable researchers to examine eating pathology symptoms among men and women in Iran.
针对伊朗男性和女性饮食病理学评估的研究有限。本研究的目的是翻译并验证伊朗大学生使用的波斯语版饮食病理学症状量表（F-EPSI）。
男性（n = 279）和女性（n = 486）完成了包括F-EPSI在内的问卷调查。
验证性因素分析（CFA）表明，F-EPSI与数据拟合良好，并支持八因素模型。该量表在不同性别间具有部分不变性。男性在过度运动和增肌分量表上得分较高，女性在身体不满和限制分量表上得分较高。F-EPSI分量表具有良好的5至6个月重测信度。F-EPSI与临床损害、饮食病理学和体重指数（BMI）具有收敛效度。最后，得分高于临床损害评估（CIA）临界值的个体在F-EPSI分量表上得分更高，进一步支持了该量表的收敛效度。
研究结果表明，F-EPSI将使研究人员能够在伊朗的男性和女性中检查饮食病理学症状。
