Table 5.
EBQ-18 Subscale means and SDs for different sample groups.
| Sample | Total EBQ-18 Score Mean (SD) | Negative Beliefs Mean (SD) | Positive Beliefs Mean (SD) | Permissive Beliefs Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Sample (n = 308) | 41.50 (11.80) | 14.57 (5.27) | 12.73 (4.42) | 14.20 (4.92) |
| Community Sample (n = 190) | 42.21 (13.14) | 14.71 (6.07) | 13.20 (5.42) | 14.29 (5.38) |
| Hospital-based Obesity Treatment-seeking Sample (n = 29) | 42.76 (17.15) | 14.76 (6.13) | 14.83 (6.31) | 13.17 (5.29) |
| Hospital-based Outpatient Eating Disorder Treatment-seeking Sample (n = 19) | 42.05 (15.97) | 14.79 (6.33) | 16.05 (6.93) | 11.21 (4.45) |
| Hospital-based Outpatient Binge Eating Group Treatment-seeking Sample (n = 31) | 63.06 (12.15) | 22.65 (4.88) | 20.74 (5.33) | 19.67 (4.64) |
| Private Eating Disorder Treatment-seeking Sample (n = 111) | 42.52 (18.59) | 16.26 (7.65) | 14.90 (7.68) | 11.36 (5.17) |
| Binge Eating Subgroups: | ||||
| Non-BE (n = 343) | 35.90 (11.29) | 12.57 (4.86) | 10.85 (3.89) | 12.48 (5.21) |
| BE (n = 190) | 53.89 (12.89) | 19.32 (6.04) | 18.62 (5.74) | 15.96 (4.93) |
| Eating Disorder Subgroups: | ||||
| AN-R (n = 24) | 26.86 (9.57) | 9.17 (3.85) | 9.42 (4.18) | 8.29 (3.26) |
| AN-BP (n = 10) | 44.20 (18.70) | 17.30 (7.21) | 15.60 (8.59) | 11.30 (5.54) |
| BN (n = 35) | 62.29 (11.43) | 23.43 (5.00) | 21.17 (5.33) | 17.69 (5.17) |
| BED (n = 19) | 64.42 (10.39) | 22.47 (4.60) | 23.37 (4.54) | 18.58 (4.49) |
| OSFED AN (n = 12) | 35.25 (11.04) | 13.50 (4.62) | 11.50 (4.83) | 10.25 (3.67) |
| OSFED BN (n = 4) | 54.50 (9.18) | 18.75 (3.77) | 21.00 (3.56) | 14.75 (4.19) |
| OSFED BED (n = 4) | 50.25 (15.06) | 21.25 (7.41) | 15.50 (4.36) | 13.50 (4.65) |
EBQ-18 = Eating Beliefs Questionnaire 18-item version, SD = standard deviation, Non-BE = participants who self-reported 0 incidents of objective binge episodes in 28 days prior to completing the test battery; BE = participants who self-reported engaging in 4 or more incidents of objective binge eating episodes in the 28 days prior to completing the test battery, AN-R = anorexia nervosa restrictive type, AN-BP = anorexia nervosa binge/purge type, BN = bulimia nervosa, BED = binge eating disorder, OSFED = other specified feeding or eating disorder.