---
_id: '13607'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "Background\r\nPrevious investigations on the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire
    (EDE-Q) factor structures in men have been restricted to non-clinical settings,
    limiting conclusions about the factorial validity in men with eating disorders
    (ED). This study aimed to examine the factor structure of the German EDE-Q in
    a clinical group of adult men with diagnosed ED.\r\nMethods\r\nED symptoms were
    assessed using the validated German version of the EDE-Q. Exploratory factor analysis
    (EFA) using principal-axis factoring based on polychoric correlations was conducted
    for the full sample (N = 188) using Varimax-Rotation with Kaiser-Normalization.\r\nResults\r\nHorn’s
    parallel analysis suggested a five-factor solution with an explained variance
    of 68%. The EFA factors were labeled “Restraint” (items 1, 3–6), “Body Dissatisfaction”
    (items 25–28), “Weight Concern” (items 10–12, 20), “Preoccupation” (items 7 and
    8), and “Importance” (items 22 and 23). Items 2, 9, 19, 21, and 24 were excluded
    due to low communalities.\r\nConclusions\r\nFactors associated with body concerns
    and body dissatisfaction in adult men with ED are not fully represented in the
    EDE-Q. This could be due to differences in body ideals in men, e.g., the underestimation
    of the role of concerns about musculature. Consequently, it may be useful to apply
    the 17-item five-factor structure of the EDE-Q presented here to adult men with
    diagnosed ED."
article_number: '34'
author:
- first_name: Nora M.
  full_name: Laskowski, Nora M.
  last_name: Laskowski
- first_name: Georg
  full_name: Halbeisen, Georg
  id: '85780'
  last_name: Halbeisen
  orcid: 0000-0002-9529-2215
- first_name: Karsten
  full_name: Braks, Karsten
  last_name: Braks
- first_name: Thomas J.J.
  full_name: Huber, Thomas J.J.
  last_name: Huber
- first_name: Georgios
  full_name: Paslakis, Georgios
  last_name: Paslakis
citation:
  ama: Laskowski NM, Halbeisen G, Braks K, Huber TJJ, Paslakis G. Factor structure
    of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating
    disorders. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>. 2023;11(1). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4">10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>
  apa: Laskowski, N. M., Halbeisen, G., Braks, K., Huber, T. J. J., &#38; Paslakis,
    G. (2023). Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q)
    in adult men with eating disorders. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>, <i>11</i>(1),
    Article 34. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>
  bjps: <b>Laskowski NM <i>et al.</i></b> (2023) Factor Structure of the Eating Disorder
    Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in Adult Men with Eating Disorders. <i>Journal
    of Eating Disorders</i> <b>11</b>.
  chicago: Laskowski, Nora M., Georg Halbeisen, Karsten Braks, Thomas J.J. Huber,
    and Georgios Paslakis. “Factor Structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire
    (EDE-Q) in Adult Men with Eating Disorders.” <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>
    11, no. 1 (2023). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>.
  chicago-de: Laskowski, Nora M., Georg Halbeisen, Karsten Braks, Thomas J.J. Huber
    und Georgios Paslakis. 2023. Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire
    (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders. <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>
    11, Nr. 1. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4">10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>,
    .
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Laskowski, Nora M.</span> ;
    <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Halbeisen, Georg</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Braks,
    Karsten</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Huber, Thomas J.J.</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Paslakis, Georgios</span>: Factor structure
    of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating
    disorders. In: <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i> Bd. 11. London, BioMed Central
    (2023), Nr. 1'
  havard: N.M. Laskowski, G. Halbeisen, K. Braks, T.J.J. Huber, G. Paslakis, Factor
    structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men
    with eating disorders, Journal of Eating Disorders. 11 (2023).
  ieee: 'N. M. Laskowski, G. Halbeisen, K. Braks, T. J. J. Huber, and G. Paslakis,
    “Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in
    adult men with eating disorders,” <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>, vol. 11,
    no. 1, Art. no. 34, 2023, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4">10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>.'
  mla: Laskowski, Nora M., et al. “Factor Structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire
    (EDE-Q) in Adult Men with Eating Disorders.” <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>,
    vol. 11, no. 1, 34, 2023, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4</a>.
  short: N.M. Laskowski, G. Halbeisen, K. Braks, T.J.J. Huber, G. Paslakis, Journal
    of Eating Disorders 11 (2023).
  ufg: '<b>Laskowski, Nora M. u. a.</b>: Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire
    (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating disorders, in: <i>Journal of Eating Disorders</i>
    11 (2023), H. 1.'
  van: Laskowski NM, Halbeisen G, Braks K, Huber TJJ, Paslakis G. Factor structure
    of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in adult men with eating
    disorders. Journal of Eating Disorders. 2023;11(1).
date_created: 2026-03-25T13:36:30Z
date_updated: 2026-04-08T12:36:59Z
department:
- _id: DEP1500
doi: 10.1186/s40337-023-00757-4
external_id:
  isi:
  - '000943959600001'
  pmid:
  - '36879335'
intvolume: '        11'
isi: '1'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Eating disorders
- Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire
- EDE-Q
- Factor analysis
- Men’s health
- Body dissatisfaction
- Muscularity
language:
- iso: eng
place: London
pmid: '1'
publication: Journal of Eating Disorders
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 2050-2974
publication_status: published
publisher: BioMed Central
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Factor structure of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in
  adult men with eating disorders
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 11
year: '2023'
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