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Eating Behavior Questionnaire (EEV) Test

Understand what drives eating habits in just 6 minutes, including emotional, external, and self-control patterns. Fast, research-backed insight for screening, treatment planning, and progress tracking.

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Questions: 306 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

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7/10

Dietary Restraint (DR)

Measures the degree of deliberate control and self-limitation of eating to manage weight or dietary goals.

Low restriction

Moderate restriction

High restriction

0 – 3: Low restriction | 4 – 6: Moderate restriction | 7 – 10: High restriction

A score of 7 indicates a high level of conscious dietary control and intentional limitation of food intake.

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5/10

Emotional Eating (EE) (EE)

Measures the tendency to eat in response to negative emotions rather than physical hunger.

Low emotional eating

Moderate emotional eating

High emotional eating

0 – 3: Low emotional eating | 4 – 6: Moderate emotional eating | 7 – 10: High emotional eating

A score of 5 indicates a moderate tendency to use food to cope with negative emotions in some situations.

example score

4/10

External Eating (EE)

Measures how strongly eating is triggered by external cues like the sight or smell of food rather than internal hunger signals.

Low cue-reactivity

Moderate cue-reactivity

High cue-reactivity

0 – 3: Low cue-reactivity | 4 – 6: Moderate cue-reactivity | 7 – 10: High cue-reactivity

A score of 4 suggests a moderate tendency to eat in response to environmental food cues, with external triggers sometimes influencing intake alongside hunger.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Emotional eaters under stress

41%OF USERS

People who notice they eat more when anxious, sad, tired, or overwhelmed and want to understand the emotional triggers behind it.

Dieters seeking control

34%OF USERS

People who often restrict food, count rules in their head, or feel guilty after eating and want to see how restraint shapes their habits.

Externally triggered snackers

25%OF USERS

People who find it hard to resist food when they see, smell, or are offered it and want to measure how much cues drive their eating.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Food Restriction (FR) (FR()

Average

2.9

Normal range

1.2 — 4.6

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Emotional Conditioning (EC) (EC()

Average

4.9

Normal range

3.5 — 6.2

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External Conditioning (EC) (EC()

Average

5.7

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4.4 — 6.9

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Eating Behavior Questionnaire (EEV) Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This self-report measure is used to characterize patterns of eating-related behavior and the situational or emotional factors that may influence food intake. The Eating Behavior Questionnaire (EEV) provides a brief screening of common behavioral tendencies relevant to clinical formulation and treatment planning.

Developed by Grunert, S., it consists of 30 items and typically takes about 6 minutes to complete. Item content addresses eating in response to external cues (e.g., sight or smell of food), eating in response to emotional states or stress, and deliberate dietary restraint.

Scores from the Eating Behavior Questionnaire (EEV) can support case conceptualization, guide clinical interviewing, and be used to monitor change over time when repeated alongside other assessment data. Interpretation should be integrated with clinical history, current symptoms, and relevant medical or nutritional information.

Author: Grunert, S.

Literature: Fairburn, C. G. Cognitive behavior therapy and eating disorders. Guilford Press. 2008.; Grunert, S. C. Ein Inventar zur Erhebung von Selbstaussagen zum Ernahrungsverhalten. Diagnostica. 1989.