Emotional Appetite Questionnaire

Authors

Laurence J Nolan , Lindsay B Halperin, Allan Geliebter (2010)

The EMAQ is a self-report questionnaire designed to assess an individual’s tendency to eat in response to both positive and negative emotions and situations. It comprises of 4 subscales assesing eating as a response to: (1) Positive Emotion, (2) Positive Situation, (3) Negative Emotion, (4) Negative Situation.

What this tool is good for:

This tool is useful for identifying emotional eating patterns, which can help in understanding and treating eating disorders.

Validity and Reliability Papers

Nolan, L.J., Halperin, L.B., Geliebter, A. (2010) Emotional Appetite Questionnaire. Construct validity and relationship with BMI. Appetite. 54(2), 314-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2009.12.004

Bourdier, L., Morvan, Y., Kotbagi, G., Kern, L., Romo, L., Berthoz, S. (2018) Examination of emotion-induced changes in eating: A latent profile analysis of the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire. Appetite, 1;123:72-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.11.108

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Eating attitudes, Emotion regulation

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

10-15-minutes

Languages

English, French, Portuguese