Children's Eating Attitudes Test

Authors

Michael J. Maloney, Julie Bell Mcguire, Stephen R. Daniels (1988)

The Children’s Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT) is a 26 item questionnaire used to assess eating attitudes and disordered eating behaviours in children aged 8 to 15. For younger children it is administered by reading items to the child, while adolescents can self-report responses. It is a modified version of the Eating Attitudes Test (Garner & Garfinkle, 1979).

What this tool is good for:

The ChEAT can be utilised to screen for children at risk of developing an eating disorder and can be used as part of a more comprehensive diagnostic assessment.

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Validity and Reliability Papers

Maloney, M. J., Mcguire, J. B., & Daniels, S. R. (1988). Reliability Testing of a Children’s Version of the Eating Attitude Test. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 27(5), 541–543. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-198809000-00004

Smolak, L., & Levine, M. P. (1994). Psychometric properties of the children’s eating attitudes test. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 16(3), 275-282.

Murphy, T. J., Hwang, H., Kramer, M. S., Martin, R. M., Oken, E., & Yang, S. (2019). Assessment of eating attitudes and dieting behaviors in healthy children: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Children’s Eating Attitudes Test. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 52(6), 669–680. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23062

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Children (6-12 years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

10-15-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Japanese , Chinese