Psychometric validation of the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire: application to subgroups of eating disorders

Compr Psychiatry. 1993 Jul-Aug;34(4):249-53. doi: 10.1016/0010-440x(93)90006-p.

Abstract

Eating disorder patients show extremes of the personality characteristics measured by the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ). For this reason, the TPQ was tested in four subgroups of eating disorder patients. Patients completed the TPQ and their responses were compared with a normative sample of women. Results indicated that the TPQ is an internally consistent and valid instrument to use with eating disorder patients.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anorexia Nervosa / classification
  • Anorexia Nervosa / diagnosis
  • Bulimia / classification
  • Bulimia / diagnosis
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders / classification
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Personality / classification
  • Personality Inventory / standards
  • Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results