Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the items of the application
# | Theme of the item | Clarity | Understandability | Free of technical language | Free of objective errors | Relevance | i-CVI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Do I have a weight problem, or more a fear of gaining weight? | 3.39 ± 0.7 | 3.39 ± 0.8 | 3.57 ± 0.7 | 3.61 ± 0.6 | 3.75 ± 0.5 | .96 |
2 | Does losing weight solve my problem? | 3.36 ± 0.8 | 3.61 ± 0.7 | 3.75 ± 0.6 | 3.57 ± 0.7 | 3.64 ± 0.7 | .86 |
3 | Set point is nature’s parachute | 3.25 ± 1.0 | 3.43 ± 0.8 | 3.46 ± 0.8 | 3.36 ± 0.8 | 3.64 ± 0.6 | .93 |
4 | You cannot maintain your weight (unless at your set point) | 3.00 ± 0.9 | 3.29 ± 0.8 | 3.64 ± 0.5 | 3.25 ± 0.8 | 3.61 ± 0.6 | .93 |
5 | No weight is good enough | 3.46 ± 0.8 | 3.57 ± 0.7 | 3.71 ± 0.5 | 3.46 ± 0.7 | 3.71 ± 0.5 | .96 |
6 | Paradoxically, you reduce binge-eating by eating more | 3.57 ± 0.6 | 3.50 ± 0.7 | 3.64 ± 0.6 | 3.50 ± 0.7 | 3.71 ± 0.6 | .93 |
7 | Full is not fat | 3.68 ± 0.6 | 3.71 ± 0.6 | 3.71 ± 0.5 | 3.61 ± 0.7 | 3.79 ± 0.6 | .93 |
8 | Rapid weight gain (or loss) is not real | 3.52 ± 0.7 | 3.63 ± 0.6 | 3.74 ± 0.5 | 3.52 ± 0.7 | 3.81 ± 0.6 | .93 |
9 | Are you the person you want to be? | 3.54 ± 0.8 | 3.46 ± 0.8 | 3.68 ± 0.6 | 3.36 ± 0.8 | 3.75 ± 0.6 | .93 |
10 | There are other ways to manage emotions besides relying on eating-disorder behaviours | 3.75 ± 0.5 | 3.78 ± 0.5 | 3.74 ± 0.5 | 3.56 ± 0.6 | 3.74 ± 0.6 | .93 |
11 | Being thinner is the key to happiness | 3.74 ± 0.5 | 3.78 ± 0.4 | 3.78 ± 0.4 | 3.48 ± 0.8 | 3.81 ± 0.5 | .96 |
12 | I need to “make room” to let myself eat | 3.54 ± 0.8 | 3.61 ± 0.7 | 3.79 ± 0.4 | 3.50 ± 0.7 | 3.71 ± 0.5 | .96 |
1–12 | Mean scores ± SD across 12 items | 3.48 ± 0.5 | 3.56 ± 0.5 | 3.68 ± 0.4 | 3.48 ± 0.6 | 3.72 ± 0.5 | .93 |