The Minnesota Eating Behavior Survey (MEBS) is a 30 item self-report questionnaire used to assess the presence of an
eating disorder
An eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating behaviors that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health. Only one eating disorder can be diagnosed at a given time. Types of eating disorders include binge eating d ...
. It is designed for use with both male and females age 10 to adult. The MEBS was originally designed for use by McGue ''et al.'' in the
Minnesota Twin Family Study (MTFS) a
longitudinal study to assess the onset of psychological pathology including eating disorders among 1,400 twin girls and their parents.
The MEBS includes items taken from the
Eating Disorder Inventory (Garner ''et al.'' 1983) rewritten in a simpler manner.
Scoring
The MEBS provides a total score based on four subscales; Body Dissatisfaction, Weight Preoccupation,
Binge Eating and Compensatory Behavior.
[Behavioral Science April 2007; Psychometric Properties of the Minnesota Eating Behavior Survey in Canadian University Women]
See also
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Body Attitudes Questionnaire
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Body Attitudes Test
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Eating Attitudes Test
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Eating Disorder Examination Interview
The Eating Disorder Examination Interview (EDE) devised by Cooper & Fairburn (1987) is a semi-structured interview conducted by a clinician in the assessment of an eating disorder.
EDE
The EDE is a semi-structured interview conducted by a train ...
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Eating Disorder Inventory
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SCOFF questionnaire
References
External links
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders
Eating disorders screening and assessment tools