Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.230-238, 2024 (ESCI)
Objective: Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is defined in the DSM-5 as “consuming more food than most people can eat in a given period of time with an accompanying feeling of loss of control”. Although BED has only recently been defined as a distinct diagnostic category, studies show that it is the most common eating disorder in adults. Therefore, the measurement tools that can be used in the assessment of BED gain importance at this point. The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Binge Eating Scale, which was developed by Gormally et al.(44) and used in the assessment of BED, by adapting it into Turkish. Method: The study was conducted on two separate samples of individuals between the ages of 18-65/68. The second sample was used only for confirmatory factor analysis. The Eating Attitudes Test, Brief Symptom Inventory and Brief Self-Control Scale were used as criterion-related validity criteria. Results: As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, it was seen that the scale had a single-factor structure. This single-factor structure explained 32.69% of the variance. The goodness of fit values obtained from confirmatory factor analysis were also found to be excellent and acceptable (e.g., χ2/sd= 2.93). The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the scale was found to be .85, and the Spearman Brown two-half reliability coefficient was found to be .76 (p<.001). Discussion: The results of the statistical analysis show that the Turkish adaptation of the scale is valid and reliable.