| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders—Greek Version (Lempesi et al., 2024) evaluates the accommodating and enabling behaviors of families of individuals with eating disorders (ED). Adapted from the original AESED (Sepulveda, Kyriacou, & Treasure, 2009), the Greek version includes 33 items across five dimensions: Meal context ritual, Avoidance & modifying routine, Blind eye, Reassure seeking, and Control of family. Data were collected from parents of ED patients, and factor analysis confirmed a five-factor model consistent with the original scale. |
| Author | Lempesi, Helen; Katerinopoulou, Athina; Tzavara, Chara; Koumoula, Anastasia; Gonidakis, Fragiskos |
| Purpose | To assess accommodating and enabling behaviors among parents of eating disorder patients. |
| Construct | Eating Disorder Accommodation and Enabling |
| Instrument Type | Inventory/Questionnaire |
| Test Year | 2024 |
| Affiliation | Lempesi, Helen: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Eginition Hospital; Katerinopoulou, Athina: Eginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Tzavara, Chara: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Koumoula, Anastasia: Sismanogleio Hospital; Gonidakis, Fragiskos: Eginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. |
| [email protected] (Helen Lempesi) | |
| Files | No file available for download. |
| Format | Responses are given on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = never, 4 = nearly always). The total score ranges from 0 to 132, with higher scores indicating greater accommodation of ED symptoms. |
| Number of Items | 33 |
| Factors and Subscales | Meal context ritual; Avoidance & modifying routine; Blind eye; Reassure seeking; Control of family. |
| Reliability | Internal consistency: Cronbach’s alpha for the overall scale was 0.93; subscales ranged from .78 to .90. |
| Validity | Convergent validity: Strong positive correlations with the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) subscales indicate the AESED’s ability to reflect the general psychopathology of participants and their coping with their child’s ED. |
| Factor Analysis | PCA revealed loadings above 0.4 and explained 63% of the variance. The five-factor structure aligns with the original scale, including specific items reclassified under the “Meal ritual” subscale. |
| Test Methodology | Test Validity; Convergent Validity; Test Reliability; Internal Consistency; Factor Analysis; Principal Component Analysis. |
| Age Group | Adulthood (18+ years) |
| Population Group | Human; Male; Female |
| Population Details | Respondents: Parents of patients with eating disorders in Greece. |
| Keywords | Accommodating Behaviors; Avoidance & Modifying Routine; Blind Eye; Control of Family; Eating Disorders; Enabling Behaviors; Family Adaptability; Greek Version; Meal Context Ritual; Reassure Seeking |
| Reference | Lempesi, H., Katerinopoulou, A., Tzavara, C., Koumoula, A., & Gonidakis, F. (2024). Validation of the Greek version of the Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders (AESED). Psychiatriki, 35(1), 34–42. |
Cite this article
Mohammed looti (2026). Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders–Greek Version. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/accommodation-and-enabling-scale-for-eating-disorders-greek-version/
Mohammed looti. "Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders–Greek Version." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 4 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/accommodation-and-enabling-scale-for-eating-disorders-greek-version/.
Mohammed looti. "Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders–Greek Version." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/accommodation-and-enabling-scale-for-eating-disorders-greek-version/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders–Greek Version', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/accommodation-and-enabling-scale-for-eating-disorders-greek-version/.
[1] Mohammed looti, "Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders–Greek Version," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.
Mohammed looti. Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders–Greek Version. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2026;vol(issue):pages.