Garner D M, Garfinkel P E
Psychol Med. 1979 May;9(2):273-9. doi: 10.1017/s0033291700030762.
Data on the development of a 40-item measure of the symptoms in anorexia nervosa are reported. The scale (EAT) is presented in a 6-point, forced choice, self-report format which is easily administered and scored. The EAT was validated using 2 groups of female anorexia nervosa patients (N = 32 and 33) and female control subjects (N = 34 and 59). Total EAT score was significantly correlated with criterion group membership (r = 0.87, P less than 0.001), suggesting a high level of concurrent validity. There was very little overlap in the frequency distributions of the 2 groups and only 7% of the normal controls scored as high as the lowest anorexic patient. Female obese and male subjects also scored significantly lower on the EAT than anorexics. Recovered anorexic patients scored in the normal range on the test, suggesting that the EAT is sensitive to clinical remission.
报告了一项关于神经性厌食症40项症状测量工具的开发数据。该量表（EAT）采用6点强制选择自我报告形式，易于实施和计分。使用两组女性神经性厌食症患者（N = 32和33）以及女性对照受试者（N = 34和59）对EAT进行了验证。EAT总分与标准组成员身份显著相关（r = 0.87，P < 0.001），表明具有较高的同时效度。两组的频率分布几乎没有重叠，只有7%的正常对照得分与最低的厌食症患者一样高。女性肥胖者和男性在EAT上的得分也显著低于厌食症患者。康复的厌食症患者在测试中的得分处于正常范围，这表明EAT对临床缓解敏感。
