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Establishing the optimal male cut-off point: confirmatory factor analysis of the eating disorder examination-questionnaire (EDE-Q) in a representative sample of Spanish university students

Publicated to:Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 27 (3): 969-977 - 2022-04-01 27(3), DOI: 10.1007/s40519-021-01234-0

Authors: Rica, Robin; Solar, Maria; Compte, Emilio J; Sepulveda, Ana R

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Universidad Adolfo Ibanez - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
‎ Autonomous Univ Madrid UAM, Sch Psychol, Dept Biol & Hlth Psychol, Fac Psychol, Madrid, Spain - Author
‎ Univ Adolfo Ibanez, Eating Behav Res Ctr, Sch Psychol, Santiago, Chile - Author

Abstract

Purpose: Although the EDE-Q is derived from the “gold standard” for the assessment of eating disorders (ED), its factor structure is controversial, particularly in male samples. The aim of the study was to examine the psychometric properties and factor structure of the EDE-Q, as well as to establish a sensitive and specific cut-off point validated by EDE clinical interview. Methods: A series of Confirmatory Factor Analyses were performed among a representative sample of 796 male university students, of whom 139 were interviewed. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated by receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to determinate the most appropriate cut-off value. Results: The original factor structure was not confirmed, showing a better fit with a 2-factor solution. For the Spanish male sample, a cut-off ≥ 1.09 for at-risk of ED cases and ≥ 2.41 for clinical cases presents an optimal balance between sensitivity and specificity. Conclusions: The establishment of specific cut-off points for males may help to reduce the under-diagnosis of ED in this population. Level of evidence: III: evidence obtained from well-designed case–control study.

Keywords

ede interviewmale body imagereliabilityroc curvespainEde interviewMale body imageReliabilityRoc curveSpainUndergraduate men

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Clinical Psychology. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Psychiatry.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 5.21. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 4.21 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 7.13 (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-13, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 16
  • Scopus: 16
  • Europe PMC: 8
  • OpenCitations: 16

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-13:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 31.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 31 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.85.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10486/710673

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Chile.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (RICA MORA, ROBIN) and Last Author (SEPULVEDA GARCIA, ANA ROSA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been SEPULVEDA GARCIA, ANA ROSA.