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An Investigation of the Eating Concerns Scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3) in a Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Sample.

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Eating pathology is common pre-operatively and continues to be prevalent following bariatric surgery. A new version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), the MMPI-3, contains a new scale called Eating Concerns (EAT) that aims to assess problematic eating behaviors. The current investigation seeks to establish preliminary convergent validity of the MMPI-3 EAT scale in a postoperative bariatric surgery sample. Thirty-eight consecutive participants took the MMPI-3 and the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q). Higher MMPI-3 EAT scale scores were meaningfully associated with %Weight Regain (r = .37) and scale scores on the EDE-Q [Eating Concerns (r = .67), Weight Concerns (r = .39), Shape Concerns (r = .54), and the EDE total score (r = .59)]. Initial examination of the EAT Specific Problem Scale of the MMPI-3 yields good clinical utility in assessing eating pathology in a postoperative bariatric surgery sample.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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Obesity surgery
Volume
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31
Issue
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5
Number of Pages
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2335-2338
ISSN Number
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0960-8923
URL
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-05113-y
DOI
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10.1007/s11695-020-05113-y
Short Title
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Obes Surg
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