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Turkish Version of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire: In Evaluation of Eating Behaviour among a Group of Turkish University Student



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Lale Sariye Akan, Ayşe Özfer Özçelik and Metin Saip Sürücüoğlu

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DOI:10.17265/1548-6648/2012.03.006

Objective: This study aims at examining eating behaviours according to the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ), among a population of normal-weight university students. Methods: The study was conducted among Ankara University students. The questionnaire was administered to 500 subjects. The participants were given a questionnaire form. A reliability test was performed to determine the extent the 33-item questionnaire can measure eating behaviors of individuals. Items 31, “Can you resist eating delicious food?”, and 32, “Do you eat more than usual when you see others eating (do you eat even if it is not meal time)?” were removed from the questionnaire since their factor loading values were below 0.30. “Varimax Factor Analysis” was performed to determine if the survey questions used in this research have the same structure. Results: The analysis resulted in three factors. This study demonstrated the factorial validity and reliability of its Dutch version.

Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), external eating, emotional eating, restrained eating.