Table 1.

Internal consistency reliability coefficients (α) for all measures administered across time points and raters.

	Age 11	Age 14	Age 17
TWIN RATINGS
MEBS Total	0.86	0.94	0.93
MEBS Body Dissatisfaction	0.82	0.90	0.90
MEBS Weight Preoccupation	0.79	0.90	0.89
MEBS Binge Eating	0.61	0.81	0.81
PEQ Mother Regard for Daughter	0.58	0.66	0.78
PEQ Father Regard for Daughter	0.58	0.79	0.81
PEQ Daughter Regard for Mother	0.58	0.84	0.84
PEQ Daughter Regard for Father	0.79	0.88	0.90
PEQ Mother Involvement	0.71	0.80	0.86
PEQ Father Involvement	0.79	0.85	0.91
PARENT RATINGS
PEQ Mother Regard for Daughter	0.40	0.62	0.55
PEQ Daughter Regard for Mother	0.79	0.80	0.77
PEQ Mother Involvement	0.75	0.79	0.83

MEBS, Minnesota Eating Behaviors Survey; PEQ, Parental Environment Questionnaire.