Zachary Pope, doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the Physical Activity and Epidemiology Laboratory, was first author on a recently published paper in the Journal of Sport and Health Science. The study sought to review the validity and reliability evidence of eating disorder measures when used in populations of athletes. Findings revealed that many studies employ eating disorder measures which have only been proven valid and reliable in the general population. Implications of these findings and directions for future validation research with eating disorder measures in athlete populations is discussed.
Read more here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2014.05.001
