PMID: 9429918Jan 16, 1998Paper

Agreement between survey and interview measures of weight control practices in adolescents

The International Journal of Eating Disorders
S A FrenchJ E Mitchell

Abstract

The present study examined agreement between survey and interview measures of weight control practices in a nonclinical sample of adolescents. Surveys were administered in three school health classes. Clinical interviews were conducted in a student subsample (N = 43). Survey-based prevalences for eating behaviors in the past month were: trying to lose weight, 44%; binge eating, 41%; vomiting, 4.7%; laxative use, 0%; and fasting, 14%. Interview-based prevalences were 30%, 11.6%, 0%, 0% and 0%, respectively. Sensitivity was high for all behaviors assessed. However, positive predictive values were low. Surveys may be useful as preliminary screening tools for prevention programs, but may yield inflated estimates of unhealthy weight control practices in nonclinical adolescent populations. Research is needed to examine whether adolescents overreport weight control practices on surveys or whether they are less willing to disclose such practices in a private interview.

Citations

Feb 28, 2001·The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine·S A FrenchP L Benson
Dec 4, 2003·The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine·Nancy D BrenerWilliam R Grady
Jan 28, 2009·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Jason M Lavender, Drew A Anderson
Oct 31, 2002·Clinical Pediatrics·Brian E SaelensDanielle M Kukene
Jan 25, 2007·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Drew A AndersonMitchell Earleywine
Dec 21, 2013·Maternal and Child Health Journal·Diane GonsalvesCarol Goodenow
Jan 6, 2004·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Alison E FieldGraham A Colditz
Dec 1, 2017·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Luke WolfendenChristopher M Williams

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