Item no. | Item descriptions | 8-point likert scale (0–7) | DSM-5 criteria | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Polytomous | Dichotomous | |||
1 | I ate to the point where I felt physically ill | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–3 = 0;4–7 = 1) | Amout |
2 | I spent a lot of time feeling sluggish or tired from overeating | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–4 = 0;5–7 = 1) | Time |
3 | I avoided work, school or social activities because I was afraid I would overeat there | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–1 = 0;2–7 = 1) | Activities |
4 | If I had emotional problems because I hadn’t eaten certain foods, I would eat those foods to feel better | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–3 = 0;4–7 = 1) | Withdrawal |
5 | My eating behavior caused me a lot of distress | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–4 = 0;5–7 = 1) | Impairment |
6 | I had significant problems in my life because of food and eating. These may have been problems with my daily routine, work, school, friends, family, or health | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–4 = 0;5–7 = 1) | Impairment |
7 | My overeating got in the way of me taking care of my family or doing household chores | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–1 = 0;2–7 = 1) | Obligations |
8 | I kept eating in the same way even though my eating caused emotional problems | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–3 = 0;4–7 = 1) | Consequences |
9 | Eating the same amount of food did not give me as much enjoyment as it used to | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–4 = 0;5–7 = 1) | Tolerance |
10 | I had such strong urges to eat certain foods that I couldn’t think of anything else | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–3 = 0;4–7 = 1) | Craving |
11 | I tried and failed to cut down on or stop eating certain foods | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–4 = 0;5–7 = 1) | Attempts |
12 | I was so distracted by eating that I could have been hurt (e.g., when driving a car, crossing the street, operating machinery) | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–1 = 0;2–7 = 1) | Situations |
13 | My friends or family were worried about how much I overate | 0 = Never to 7 = Daily | (0–1 = 0;2–7 = 1) | Problems |