Validation of the Binge Eating Scale in a sample of Chinese adolescents
Wu Siyao
He Jinbo
Cai Taisheng
Abstract：Objectives? To examine the reliability and validity of the Binge Eating Scale (BES) in a sample of Chinese adolescents. Methods? A survey was conducted among 1 266 adolescents aged from 12 to 18 with BES, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), and Self-Control Scale (SCS) from September 2017 to December 2017. Results?(1) Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) revealed that factor model fit well. (2) The validity test showed that the correlation between BES and other calibrations was significant (r=0.168-0.500, P＜ 0.01). (3) Reliability analysis showed that the Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale was 0.805, and the retest reliability was 0.768. Conclusions? BES presents good reliability and validity in Chinese adolescents.
Keywords：Binge eatingAdolescentValidationObesity
Publication Date：2019-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 273-276 )