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Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire

Authors

Tatjana van Strien, Jan E. R. Frijters, Gerard P. A. Bergers, Professor Peter B. Defares (1986)

The DEBQ is a self-administered questionnaire intended to evaluate three specific eating behaviors: emotional eating, external eating, and restrained eating.

What this tool is good for:

This tool is useful for identifying and understanding different eating behaviours that contribute to obesity and eating disorders.

van Strien, T., Frijters, J. E. R., Bergers, G. P. A., & Defares, P. B. (1986). The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) for assessment of restrained, emotional, and external eating behavior. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 5(2), 295–315. https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-108x(198602)5:2<295::aid-eat2260050209>3.0.co;2-t

Domoff, S. E., Meers, M. R., Koball, A. M., & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2014). The validity of the Dutch eating behavior questionnaire: Some critical remarks. Eating and Weight Disorders: Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 19, 137–144.

Wardle, J. (1987). Eating style: A validation study of the Dutch eating behaviour questionnaire in normal subjects and women with eating disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 31, 161–169.; Bohrer, B. K., Forbush, K. T., Hunt, T. K. (2015). Are common measures of dietary restraint and disinhibited eating reliable and valid in obese persons? Appetite, 87, 344–351.

Domoff, S.E. (2015). Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ). In: Wade, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-087-2_127-1

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Eating attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

33

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

15-20-minutes

Languages

English, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Japanese, Romanian, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Dutch

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Eating attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

33

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

15-20-minutes

Languages

English, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Japanese, Romanian, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Dutch