The Portuguese version of the eating disorders inventory: Evaluation of its psychometric properties

The objective of the present study was to examine the psychometric properti es of the Portuguese version of the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI; Garner et al., 1983). Three groups participated in the current study: 274 female and 67 male non-patients, and 83 females with a diagnosis of eating disorde r. Results clearly support the reliability and the factor structure of the EDI in a Portuguese sample. In addition non-patient and eating disordered p articipants' score significantly differently in all EDI scales, emphasizing the clinical usefulness of the measure. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & So ns, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.