Validation of the Korean Version of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2: Psychometric Properties and Cross-Cultural Comparison.
10.3349/ymj.2012.53.6.1099
- Author:
Jung Hyun LEE
1
;
Mi Yeon SHIN
;
Hye Hyeon JO
;
Young Chul JUNG
;
Joon Ki KIM
;
Kyung Ran KIM
Author Information
1. Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. drgreat@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Cross-cultural comparison;
Eating Disorder Inventory;
EDI-2;
factor analysis;
validation
- MeSH:
Adult;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
*Cross-Cultural Comparison;
Eating Disorders/*psychology;
Female;
Humans;
*Psychometrics;
Young Adult
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2012;53(6):1099-1106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2) in Korean patients with eating disorders and healthy controls, and to investigate cultural differences of EDI-2 between a Korean group and a North American standardization sample. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Korean version of the EDI-2 was prepared after comprehensive clinical assessment of Korean patients with eating disorders (n=327) as well as female undergraduates (n=176). Results were compared between eating disorder subgroups (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and eating disorders not otherwise specified) and those of a North American standardization sample and healthy controls. RESULTS: The results showed that the Korean EDI-2 had adequate internal consistency (0.77-0.93) and discriminated well between patients with eating disorders and healthy controls on all subscales. Significant differences in EDI-2 subscale scores between the eating disorder groups and the healthy control group were observed; however, there was no discernible difference among the eating disorder subgroups. When compared with a North American standardization sample, the Korean control group showed significantly higher scores for drive for thinness and asceticism. When patient groups were compared, the Korean group showed significantly lower scores for perfectionism. CONCLUSION: As expected, the results accurately reflected psychometric properties of the Korean version of EDI-2 for eating disorder patients in Korea. These findings also suggest that common characteristics for the eating disorder exist as a whole rather than with significant difference between each subgroup. In addition, significant differences between the Korean and the North American groups for both patients and controls also demonstrated specific cultural differences.
