Detecting eating psychopathology in female athletes by asking about exercise: use of the Compulsive Exercise Test

Plateau, Carolyn R.; Arcelus, Jon; Meyer, Caroline

Abstract

The present study assessed the suitability of the Compulsive Exercise Test (athlete version; CET-A) for identifying female athletes with clinically significant features related to or comparable with eating psychopathology. Three hundred and sixty-one female athletes (including 12 with a clinically diagnosed eating disorder) completed the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and the CET-A. Receiver Operating Curve (ROC) analysis was employed to identify a cut-off value on the CET-A which could indicate clinically significant features related to or comparable with eating psychopathology among female athletes. The analysis demonstrated that a CET-A score of 10 successfully discriminated female athletes with a current eating disorder. The results suggest that the CET-A may be a suitable tool for detecting eating psychopathology in female athletes. Additional longitudinal research is needed to evaluate the predictive value of the CET-A.

Citation

Plateau, C. R., Arcelus, J., & Meyer, C. (2017). Detecting eating psychopathology in female athletes by asking about exercise: use of the Compulsive Exercise Test. European Eating Disorders Review, 25(6), 618-624. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2561

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 12, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Oct 22, 2017
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 20, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 23, 2018
• Journal: European Eating Disorders Review
• Print ISSN: 1072-4133
• Electronic ISSN: 1099-0968
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 618-624
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2561
• Keywords: assessment, screening, sport, eating disorder, exercise
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/965728
• Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/erv.2561/abstract
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Plateau, C. R., Arcelus, J., and Meyer, C. (2017) Detecting Eating Psychopathology in Female Athletes by Asking About Exercise: Use of the Compulsive Exercise Test. Eur. Eat. Disorders Rev., 25: 618–624, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/erv.2561. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.