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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Med. 2008 Feb 29;38(12):1749–1757. doi: 10.1017/S0033291708002997

Table 1. Internal consistency and test–retest reliability of binge-eating measures in study 1 (n=10 women).

Scale Internal consistency: Cronbach's α, mean (s.d.) Test–retest reliability

Spearman–Brown coefficient ICC
DEBQ Emotional Eating 0.93 (0.12) 0.90 0.87**
DEBQ External Eating 0.90 (0.07) 0.83 0.83**
EDEQ Eating Concerns 0.76 (0.20) 0.90 0.84**
EDI Bulimia 0.92 (0.08) 0.90 0.84**
TFEQ Disinhibition 0.79 (0.10) 0.73 0.69*
TFEQ Hunger 0.72 (0.11) 0.80 0.74*

s.d., Standard deviation; ICC, Intra-class correlation; DEBQ, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire; EDEQ, Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire; EDI, Eating Disorders Inventory; TFEQ, Three Factor Eating Questionnaire.

*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01.