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Emerging evidence in the broader psychology literature shows that qualitative methods can provide nuanced insight into how participants interpret, understand, and respond to self\u2010report survey items. Qualitative methods may also help illuminate patterns of Likert responses and variation in respondents of different genders. Thus, this study used qualitative methods to explore how lay participants perceive and interpret EDE\u2010Q items.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Undergraduate students (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200997,\n                      <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>age<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u200920.55\u2009years, SD\u2009=\u20091.30, 48 men, 48 women, 1 transgender man) responded to the 22 attitudinal EDE\u2010Q items using the Likert\u2010type scale and provided open\u2010ended reflections on their thought processes, interpretations, and relevant contexts for selecting their response. Open\u2010ended responses were analyzed using content analysis to explore understanding of the items and response scales (e.g., confusion, misinterpretation, validity, gendered experiences).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most responses did not have issues; however, (a) shape and weight items were often conflated and participants expressed confusion about them, (b) higher ratings did not consistently reflect greater eating psychopathology, and (c) men described eating psychopathology geared toward gaining weight and muscularity even when selecting low Likert responses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Qualitative insights from this study complement concerns stemming from quantitative research on the structural validity of the EDE\u2010Q and suggest potential avenues to clarify essential yet misunderstood concepts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/eat.70102","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,10]],"date-time":"2026-04-10T08:35:55Z","timestamp":1775810155000},"page":"1673-1686","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Investigating Perceptions of the Eating Disorder Examination\u2010Questionnaire Among Undergraduate Students: A Qualitative Approach"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"59","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6549-203X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katarina L.","family":"Huellemann","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology McGill University, McGill College  Montreal Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-7889-0154","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Safia","family":"Ou\u00e9draogo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology McGill University, McGill College  Montreal Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6425-514X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Janet A.","family":"Lydecker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine  New\u00a0Haven Connecticut USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2700-4031","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sarah E.","family":"Racine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology McGill University, McGill College  Montreal Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_14_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/9781118574089.ch21"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0954579400007318"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/h0026256"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/BF01379232"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1192\/bjp.154.6.807"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/eat.24330"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365\u20102648.2007.04569.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_9_1","volume-title":"Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders","author":"Fairburn C. 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