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Eating Habits Questionnaire

Authors

David H. Gleaves, Erin C. Graham, Suman Ambwani (2013)

The EHQ is a self-report questionnaire designed to evaluate the cognitions, behaviors, and feelings associated to orthorexia nervosa. It comprises 3 subscales: (1) Knowledge of Healthy Eating, (2) Problems Associated with Healthy Eating, and (3) Feeling Positively about Healthy Eating.

What this tool is good for:

This tool is useful for identifying and assessing the severity of symptoms associated with orthorexia nervosa.

Gleaves, D.H., Graham, E.C., & Ambwani, S. (2013). Measuring “orthorexia”: Development of the Eating Habits Questionnaire. International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 12(2), 1-18.

Mohamed Halim, Z., Dickinson, K.M., Kemps, E., Prichard, I. (2020) Orthorexia nervosa: examining the Eating Habits Questionnaire's reliability and validity, and its links to dietary adequacy among adult women. Public Health Nutr. 23(10), 1684-1692. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980019004282

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

ON

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

35

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

15-20-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English, Arabic, Greek, Spanish

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

ON

Evaluates

Signs and symptoms, Eating attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

35

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

15-20-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English, Arabic, Greek, Spanish