Measures created or modified by Eric Stice, Ph.D.
Ideal Body Stereotype Scale - Revised
This scale assesses how participants have internalized a thin ideal body image.
Internal consistency: alpha=.91 Test-retest reliability: r=.80
Scale Scale, Italian translation
Selected publications using the scale:
Stice, E. (2001). A prospective test of the dual-pathway model of bulimic pathology: Mediting effects of dieting and negative affect.Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 110, 124-135.
Stice, E. & Bearman, K. (2001). Body-image and eating disturbances prospectively predict increases in depressive symptoms in adolescent girls: A growth curve analysis. Developmental Psychology, 37, 597-607.
Stice, E. & Whitenton, K. (2002). Risk factors for body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls: A longitudinal investigation. Developmental Psychology, 38, 669-678
Perceived Sociocultural Pressure Scale
This scale assesses how much pressure participants feel from their family and friends to be thin. Internal consistency: alpha=.88 Test-retest reliability: r=.93
Selected publications using the scale:
Stice, E. & Bearman, K. (2001). Body-image and eating disturbances prospectively predict increases in depressive symptoms in adolescent girls: A growth curve analysis. Developmental Psychology, 37, 597-607.
Stice, E. & Whitenton, K. (2002). Risk factors for body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls: A longitudinal investigation. Developmental Psychology, 38, 669-678.
Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale
This scale assesses symptoms of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Internal consistency: alpha=.89 Test-retest reliability: r=.87
Selected publications using the scale:
Stice, E., Fisher, M. & Martinez, E.(2004). Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale: Additional evidence of reliability and validity. Psychological Assessment, 16, 60-71.
Stice, E. & Ragan, J. (2002). A preliminary controlled evaluation of an eating disturbance psychoeducational intervention for college students. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 31, 159-171.
Stice, E., Telch, C. F., & Rizvi, S. L. (2000) . Development and validation of the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale: A brief self-report measure of anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. Psychological Assessment, 12, 123-131.
Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale - DSM-5 Version
This is a revised version of the original EDDS to fit the diagnostic changes in the DSM-5. It does not include pica, rumination disorder, or ARFID. It is still under development and has not yet been validated.
Eating Disorder Diagnostic Interview
Selected publications using the scale:
Presnell, K. & Stice, E. (2003). An experimental test of the effect of weight-loss dieting on bulimic pathology: Tipping the scales in a different direction. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 166-170.
Stice, E., Burton, E., & Shaw, H. (2004). Prospective relations between bulimic pathology, depression, and substance abuse: Unpacking comorbidity in adolescent girls. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 62-71.
Stice, E., Presnell, K., Shaw, H., & Rohde, P. (2005). Psychological and behavioral risk factors for obesity onset in adolescent girls: A prospective study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 195-202.
Stice, E. & Shaw, H. (2003). Prospective relations of body image, eating, and affective disturbances to smoking onset in adolescent girls: How Virginia slims. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 129-135.