The Compulsive Exercise Test

Authors

Lorin Taranis, Stephen Touyz, Caroline Meyer (2011)

The CET is a 24-item scale designed to evaluate excessive and compulsive exercise behaviors.

What this tool is good for:

The CET is a relevant tool for identifying and quantifying compulsive exercise behaviors, which may be common in individuals with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

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Validity and Reliability Papers

Taranis, L., Touyz, S., & Meyer, C. (2011). Disordered eating and exercise: Development and preliminary validation of the compulsive exercise test (CET). European Eating Disorders Review, 19(3), 256–268. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.1108

Limburg, K., Bodill, K., Watson, H. J., Kane, R. T., Hagger, M. S., & Egan, S. J. (2021). Validity of the compulsive exercise test in regular exercisers. Eating Disorders, 29(5), 447-462. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2019.1677130

Meyer, C., Plateau, C. R., Taranis, L., Brewin, N., Wales, J., & Arcelus, J. (2016). The Compulsive Exercise Test: Confirmatory factor analysis and links with eating psychopathology among women with clinical eating disorders. Journal of Eating Disorders, 4(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-016-0113-3

Young, S., Touyz, S., Meyer, C., Arcelus, J., Rhodes, P., Madden, S., ... & Hay, P. (2017). Validity of exercise measures in adults with anorexia nervosa: The EDE, Compulsive Exercise Test and other self‐report scales. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(5), 533-541. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22633

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Exercise attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

10-15-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish