RESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Kid s Eating Disorders Survey (KEDS)-Spanish version [Cuestionario infantil para trastornos de la conducta alimentaria (CITCA)]. METHOD: The following instruments were applied to subjects aged 7-17 years: K-SADS-PL-MX, Eating Attitude Test-40 (EAT- 40) and CITCA (Spanish version of the KEDS). RESULTS: A total of 98 females, age 12.5 + 2.5 (7-17), participated. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the total of the KEDS was 0.92. The scale items were grouped into two main components, which accounted for 74.4% of the variance. The convergent validity between the Spanish version of the KEDS and the EAT-40 was significant: r = 0.832 (p = 0.01). The criterion validity, on comparing the Spanish version of the KEDS with the K-SADS-PL-MX, was acceptable, with a r = 0.899 (p = 0.01). The test-retest at 15 days was positive: r = 0.967 (p = 0.01).
