OBJECTIVE Compulsive exercise is a well-known feature in eating disorders. The Exercise and Eating Disorder (EED) self-report questionnaire was developed to assess aspects of compulsive exercise not adequately captured by existing instruments. This study aimed to test psychometric properties and the factor structure of the EED among women with eating disorders and a control group. METHOD The ...

Abstract In recent years, a growing body of literature has revealed that occupants and their interactions with the building systems controls (window opening, thermostats, solar shading, etc.) have become key factor influencing building’s energy performance Indoor Environment Quality. Occupant behaviour can lead to major disparities between predicted-simulated actual use in buildings, described ...

We present a model made up of linguistic multi-criteria decision making processes to integrate the answers to heterogeneous questionnaires, based on a five-point Likert scale, into a unique form rooted in the widespread course experience questionnaire. The main advantage of having the resulting integrated questionnaire is that it can be incorporated into other course experience questionnaire su...

The present portfolio of business surveys of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has grown up piecemeal in response to different demands and concerns, at different times, and within different organisations. These have been subject to various reviews and re-developments over time, most notably the creation of the consolidated Annual Business Inquiry in 1998 (Jones 2000), but most of the rev...

This paper examines the use of surveys in measuring privacy concerns in ubiquitous computing environments. Two evaluation techniques are used to study the privacy concerns of sharing context information: a paper based survey and in-situ questionnaires. Results from the two techniques differ significantly, suggesting that surveys are not reliable in predicting privacy concerns regarding context-...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to determine whether complete anonymity improves the response rates to a postal questionnaire. DESIGN The study derived from a series of postal surveys on AIDS knowledge conducted on six different dates in 1986 and 1987. The sample was randomly divided into two, each group being sent the same questionnaire. One group was informed that the replies were ...

In this AMEE Guide, we consider the design and development of self-administered surveys, commonly called questionnaires. Questionnaires are widely employed in medical education research. Unfortunately, the processes used to develop such questionnaires vary in quality and lack consistent, rigorous standards. Consequently, the quality of the questionnaires used in medical education research is hi...

BACKGROUND The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) is a national study periodically conducted to assess school health policies and programs at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. For SHPPS 2006, district-level questionnaires were designed for telephone administration, but mixed-mode data collection that also used paper-and-pencil mail questionnaires was required to ...