Table 1.

Factor loadings of the EDE‐Q items based on an exploratory factor analysis (n ₁ = 538)

		Extracted common factors
Items	Subscale	S1	S2	S3	S4
Avoidance of exposure	SC	1.00
Dissatisfaction with shape	SC	1.00
Discomfort seeing body	SC	0.97
Dissatisfaction with weight	WC	0.93
Feelings of fatness	SC	0.76
Desire to lose weight	WC	0.76
Importance of weight	WC	0.53
Importance of shape	SC	0.52
Flat stomach	SC	0.39
Fear of weight gain	SC	0.37
Reaction to prescribed weighing	WC	0.35
Preoccupation with shape or weight	WC/SC		0.85
Preoccupation with food/eating/calories	EC		0.73
Avoidance of eating	DR		0.66
Empty stomach	DR		0.61
Fear of losing control over eating	EC		0.46		0.39
Restraint over eating	DR			0.85
Food avoidance	DR			0.84
Dietary rules	DR			0.78
Eating in secret	EC				0.91
Avoids social eating	EC				0.87
Guilt about eating	EC				0.63
Eigenvalues (unrotated)		10.37	1.96	1.45	1.20
Cronbach's alpha		0.93	0.82	0.86	0.78

Note: Total variance explained = 65.7%. Factor loadings < 0.30 are suppressed. SC = Shape Concern, WC = Weight Concern, EC = Eating Concern, DR = Dietary Restraint.