The eating disorder inventory is a diagnostic tool designed to be used in a clinical setting to assess the presence of an eating disorder.
The increase in the incidence of eating disorders over the years increases the importance of accurate assessment of this disease group. The aim of this study is to determine the reliability and validity of the Eating Disorder Rating Scale developed by Fairburn and Beglin (1994) on adults and to present normative data for the Turkish population. In addition, the relationships of eating disorder symptoms with self-esteem and body image variables were examined.
"The Eating Disorder Rating Scale (EDRS) is a valid and reliable scale to be used to assess eating disorders in adult individuals in the Turkish population".
The Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) consists of eight subscales and includes 64 questions. Each question is on a 6-point scale from 0-3 points (ranging from 'always' to 'never'). The score for each subscale is summed. The EDI has 8 subscores:
1. Drive for thinness (DT): an excessive concern with dieting, preoccupation with weight and fear of gaining weight.
2. Bulimia: binge eating episodes and purging
3. Body dissatisfaction: Being dissatisfied with one's physical appearance
4. Ineffectiveness: assesses feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, worthlessness and have no control over their lives.
5. Perfectionism : not being satisfied with anything less than perfect
Reluctance to establish close relationships: 6.
7. Inner awareness (IA): "Measures an individual's ability to discriminate between feelings and sensations of hunger and satiety",
8. Fears of maturity: the fear of facing the demands of adult life