Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ): emotional eating behavior

The questionnaire is designed to identify three types of eating behavior: restrictive, emotional, and external. It contains 33 questions. This block assesses the tendency to use food as a way to cope with negative emotions — stress, anxiety, boredom, fatigue, or loneliness. High values reflect a tendency to “eat” emotional states.

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Disordered eating behavior

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No.	Question	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Very often
1	If your weight starts to increase, do you eat less than usual?
2	Do you try to eat less than you would like during regular meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)?
3	Do you often refrain from food and drink because you are concerned about your weight?
4	Do you carefully control the amount you eat?
5	Do you deliberately choose foods in order to lose weight?
6	If you have overeaten, will you eat less the next day?
7	Do you try to eat less so as not to gain weight?
8	Do you often try not to eat between regular meals because you are watching your weight?
9	Do you often try not to eat in the evenings because you are watching your weight?
10	Does your weight matter when you eat something?
11	Do you get the desire to eat when you are irritated?
12	Do you get the desire to eat when you have nothing to do?
13	Do you get the desire to eat when you are depressed or discouraged?
14	Do you get the desire to eat when you feel lonely?
15	Do you get the desire to eat when someone has let you down?
16	Do you get the desire to eat when something stands in your way, your plans are disrupted, or things go wrong?
17	Do you get the desire to eat when you anticipate something unpleasant?
18	Do you get the desire to eat when you are anxious, worried, or tense?
19	Do you get the desire to eat when “everything goes wrong”?
20	Do you get the desire to eat when you are frightened?
21	Do you get the desire to eat when you are disappointed, when your hopes are dashed?
22	Do you get the desire to eat when you are agitated or upset?
23	Do you get the desire to eat when you are bored, tired, or restless?
24	Do you eat more than usual when the food tastes good?
25	If food looks and smells good, do you eat more than usual?
26	If you see tasty food and smell it, do you get the desire to eat?
27	If you have something tasty, do you eat it immediately?
28	If you pass by a bakery (confectionery), do you want to buy something tasty?
29	If you pass by a snack bar or café, do you want to buy something tasty?
30	When you see others eating, do you get the desire to eat?
31	Can you stop when you are eating something tasty?
32	Do you eat more than usual when in company (when others are eating)?
33	When you cook, do you often taste the food?

Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ): emotional eating behavior

DUTCH EATING BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRE (DEBQ)