Table 1.

Characteristics of Items, the total scale and six-factor solution based on exploratory factor analysis of the EAT-26 in Sample 1

Item #	Item Name	Mean	SD	Corrected Item-total Correlationa	Factor (λ)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	δ
1	Terrified	3.43	1.83	.597	.704	−.024	.041	−.045	.062	−.061	.472
2	Hungry	2.02	1.21	.420	.194	.088	−.039	.070	.403	.067	.667
3	Preoccupy	2.68	1.38	.342	.121	−.062	.619	.021	−.053	−.050	.551
4	Binges	2.10	1.38	.441	.135	.025	.584	.034	.026	−.038	.551
5	Cutfood	2.51	1.48	.436	.231	.087	.193	−.016	.187	.126	.759
6	Awarecal	2.88	1.60	.493	.269	.371	.005	.093	−.066	−.018	.602
7	Avoidcarb	2.17	1.31	.517	.045	.498	−.045	.035	.357	−.044	.500
8	Eatmore	2.72	1.70	.023	−.053	−.106	−.018	.014	.116	.693	.517
9	Vomit	1.46	0.96	.312	−.061	.010	.017	.798	−.025	.031	.383
10	Guilty	2.59	1.60	.666	.568	−.072	.229	.118	.151	−.068	.394
11	Thinner	2.92	1.74	.692	.781	−.036	.016	.072	.059	−.023	.327
12	Burncal	3.48	1.81	.644	.689	.154	−.064	.020	−.034	−.071	.422
13	Toothin	3.03	1.77	.202	−.123	−.086	−.062	.031	−.122	.602	.563
14	Fatbody	2.69	1.65	.623	.537	−.005	.274	.030	.063	−.085	.468
15	Longeat	2.71	1.65	.131	−.014	.107	.160	.001	−.018	.236	.899
16	Avoidsug	2.33	1.34	.394	−.037	.569	−.074	.018	.182	−.011	.621
17	Dietfood	2.27	1.25	.567	.081	.669	−.012	.098	.059	−.069	.435
18	Controlf	2.63	1.56	.500	.227	.130	.440	.070	−.068	.087	.592
19	Control	3.59	1.53	.074	.165	.253	−.337	−.039	−.072	.206	.759
20	Pressure	2.55	1.49	−.016	.006	−.047	−.011	.070	.063	.684	.521
21	Muchtime	2.32	1.33	.400	.005	.103	.587	.100	−.028	.128	.563
22	Sweets	2.54	1.56	.573	.139	.249	.290	.123	.180	.008	.601
23	Dieting	2.17	1.37	.580	.012	.655	.091	.105	.107	−.169	.457
24	Stomac	2.35	1.40	.426	.188	.104	−.048	.121	.355	.129	.668
25	Vomit1	1.56	1.04	.328	.011	−.033	−.023	.811	−.041	.021	.373
26	Tryfd	3.62	1.55	.230	.027	.384	.070	−.067	−.118	.054	.834

Note. SD = Standard Deviation, λ = factor loading

^aCorrelation between the respective item and the EAT-26 total sum score without including the respective item