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Athletic Disordered Eating

Authors

Georgina L. Buckley, Annie-Claude M. Lassemillante, Matthew B. Cooke, Regina Belski (2024)

The ADE tool is designed to screen for disordered eating behaviors in current and former athletes. This tool is composed of 4 subscales: food and energy control, bingeing, body control, and body discontent.

What this tool is good for:

This tool is useful for identifying athletes who may be at risk for disordered eating and may need further evaluation or intervention.

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Buckley, G. L., A.-C. M. Lassemillante, M. B. Cooke, and R. Belski.( 2024) The Development and Validation of a Disordered Eating Screening Tool for Current and Former Athletes: The Athletic Disordered Eating (ADE) Screening Tool. Nutrients 16(16) 2758

Fatt, S.J., Prnjak, K., Buckley, G.L., George, E., Hay, P., Jeacocke, N. Mitchison, D. (2025) Further Validation for a Measure of Disordered Eating in an Independent Sample of Male and Female Elite Athletes: The Athletic Disordered Eating (ADE) Scale. Int J Eat Disord.58(2), 400-410. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24344

Type of tool

Screening

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

17

Specific Populations

Athletes

Approximate administration time:

5-10-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English

Type of tool

Screening

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms, Body shape attitudes, Eating attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

17

Specific Populations

Athletes

Approximate administration time:

5-10-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English