DEBQ

The structure of an individual's eating behaviour can be assessed in a valid manner using the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ), the English version of the Nederlandse Vragenlijst voor Eetgedrag (NVE). The test is easy to administrate, takes about 10 minutes to complete and has been used for adults and children as young as 12 years old.
The test has separate scales on emotional eating (13 items), external eating (10 items), and restrained eating (10 items). For each of the three scales norm groups are available. If the individual’s current body weight and weight history are also taken into account, it becomes possible to decide which particular weight reduction programme can be best recommended.

Background
Most weight reduction programmes do not result in permanent weight loss for most individuals. Most people quickly regain their weight or even become heavier, possibly because the treatment does not fit the individual.
There are three main theories of overeating: Psychosomatic theory, Externality theory and Restraint theory, any one of which, or any combination of which might be responsible for an individual’s overeating.
One person might overeat in response to negative emotions (psychosomatic theory); another in response to external food cues such as sight and smell of food (externality theory); and a third may overeat after a period of slimming, when the cognitive resolve to eat less than desired is abandoned (theory of restrained eating). Each of these various types of eating behaviour requires a specific type of treatment.

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Over de auteur(s):

Dr. Tatjana van Strien, universitair hoofddocent aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, promoveerde op onderzoek naar eetgedrag en overgewicht bij jongvolwassenen aan de Universiteit van Wageningen. Zij is auteur van de Nederlandse Vragenlijst voor Eetgedrag (NVE), die in vertaling over de hele wereld wordt gebruikt, en waarvan onlangs ook een kindversie (NVE-K) is verschenen.