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Eating style: A validation study of the Dutch eating behaviour questionnaire in normal subjects and women with eating disorders

Wardle, Jane·1987·Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Abstract

This study is a validation of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ). Results from normal men and women confirmed the presence of three robust factors of restraint, emotional eating and external eating. Data from women attending 'weightwatchers', and patients with diagnoses of anorexia nervosa and bulimia indicated that the DEBQ was largely successful in identifying the eating styles which are thought to characterise these three client groups. The results were also evaluated in the light of predictions from restraint theory which suggest that chronic restraint is causally related to higher levels of externality and emotional eating.

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Authors
Wardle, J.
Corresponding author
Wardle, Jane
Venue
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1987-01
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
161-169
ISSN
0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2148075064
Cited by
324
References
21
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Keywords
eating behaviour, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, eating styles, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, emotional eating, external eating, questionnaire validation, women
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Anorexia Nervosa, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Emotions, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Feeding Behavior, Humans, Hyperphagia, Impulsive Behavior, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires

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