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This study evaluated Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE\u2010Q) performance in an ethnic Fijian study population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The EDE\u2010Q was translated, adapted, and administered to school\u2010going Fijian adolescent females (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 523). A subsample (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 81) completed it again within \u223c1 week. We assessed feasibility, internal consistency, and test\u2010retest reliability; evaluated construct validity through factor analysis and correlation with similar constructs; and examined the marginal utility of an additional question on traditional purgative use.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Internal consistency reliability was adequate for the global scale and subscales (Cronbach's alpha = 0.66\u20130.91); retest reliability was adequate for both the languages (range of ICCs, 0.50\u20130.79, and of kappas, 0.46\u20130.81, excluding purging items). Construct validity was supported by significant correlations with measures of similar constructs. Factor analysis confirms multiple dimensions of eating disorder symptoms but suggests possible culture\u2010specific variation in this population. The majority of respondents endorsing traditional purgative use (58%) did not endorse conventional EDE\u2010Q items assessing purging.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The EDE\u2010Q is a valid measure of eating disorder pathology for ethnic Fijian adolescent females and measures a unitary underlying construct. \u00a9 2009 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 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