Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, DEBQ Test - the question form
Questions: 33 · 7 minutes
1. If you have gained weight, do you eat less than usual?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
2. Do you try to eat less at breakfast, lunch, and dinner than you would like to eat?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
3. How often do you refuse food or drinks that are offered to you because you are concerned about your weight?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
4. Do you carefully watch what you eat?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
5. Do you deliberately eat diet foods to lose weight?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
6. When you eat too much, do you eat less than usual on the following days?
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Very often
7. Do you deliberately eat less in order not to gain weight?
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Very often
8. How often do you try not to eat between breakfast, lunch, and dinner because you are watching your weight?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
9. How often in the evening do you try not to eat because you are watching your weight?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
10. Do you take your weight into account when deciding what to eat?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
11. Do you feel like eating when you are irritated?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
12. Do you feel like eating when you have nothing to do?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
13. Do you feel a desire to eat when you are depressed or confused?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
14. Do you feel a desire to eat when you feel lonely?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
15. Do you feel a desire to eat when someone lets you down?
1 – Never
2 – Seldom
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
16. Do you feel like eating when you are angry?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
17. Do you feel a desire to eat before something unpleasant is about to happen?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
18. Do you feel a desire to eat when you are anxious, worried, or tense?
1 – Never
2 – Seldom
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
19. Do you feel a desire to eat when things go against you or when things are going badly?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
20. Do you feel a desire to eat when you are frightened?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
21. Do you feel like eating when you feel disappointed?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
22. Do you feel like eating when you are emotionally upset or distressed?
1 – Never
2 – Seldom
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
23. Do you feel like eating when you are bored or excited?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
24. If you like the taste of a food, do you eat more than you usually do?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
25. If food smells good or looks appealing, do you eat more than usual?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
26. When you see or smell something tasty, do you feel like eating it?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
27. If you have something tasty to eat, do you eat it right away?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
28. When you pass a bakery or pastry shop, do you feel like buying something tasty?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
29. When you pass a snack bar or cafe, do you feel like buying something to eat?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
30. When you see others eating, do you also feel like eating?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
31. Can you resist eating tasty foods?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
32. Do you eat more than usual when you see others eating?
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
33. Do you have the tendency to eat something while preparing food?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often