The EDSA has now been translated into multiple languages by researchers and practitioners across the globe! All translations provided on this page have been independently back-translated, with the back-translations reviewed by Dr. Hazzard to confirm that the translated tools accurately capture the constructs as intended.
Scoring
All translations of the EDSA are scored in the same way as the original English version. Average responses across the 6 items. A score ≥ 3.33 indicates athlete may be at risk for an eating disorder.
Note. If athlete responded to at least 4 items, a score can be calculated by averaging the available items (i.e., dividing the sum of 4 available items by 4, or dividing the sum of 5 available items by 5). If athlete responded to less than 4 items, an overall score cannot be calculated.
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Francesca Golfín Steinvorth translated the EDSA into Spanish as part of her masters thesis with her mentor Francisco Miguel-Tobal at the Complutense University of Madrid. This translation was back-translated by an independent back-translator.
Amandine Franzoni translated the EDSA into French, Italian, and German as part of her PhD thesis under the supervision of Professor Nadine Messerli-Bürgy at the University of Lausanne. Each of these translations were back-translated by two independent back-translators, and the validation of these translations is currently underway. We will update this website with the link to the validation paper after it has been published.
Download the French version of the EDSA here
Rei Amemiya and colleagues translated the EDSA into Japanese. This translation was back-translated independently, and the translation has been presented at the Japanese Association for Cognitive Therapy (citation below), with the translation paper currently underway.
Ito, M., & Amemiya, R. (2023). Development of Japanese version of the Eating Disorder Scale for Athletes. Proceedings of the 23rd annual convention of the Japanese Association for Cognitive Therapy. P. 238.
If you do not see the EDSA translated into your language on this page and are interested in translating it yourself, please feel free to contact us at EDSA.screening.tool@gmail.com. We are happy to review back-translations to ensure that the screening tool retains its intended purpose. Questions 1 and 4 of the EDSA seem to be especially tricky to translate accurately, as there often do not seem to be clear equivalent translations for "the way you feel about yourself" or "leanness". We can work with you to figure out the best way to translate the items for your language.