◂ Back

Binge Eating Scale (BES)

Title of the Portuguese Version

Lista de Verificação de Hábitos Alimentares

Original Version

Gormally, J., Black, S., Daston, S., & Rardin, D. (1982)

Portuguese Version

Duarte, C., Pinto-Gouveia, J., & Ferreira, C. (2015)

General Description

Binge Eating Scale (BES) comprises 16 items measuring key behavioural, affective and cognitive symptoms that precede or follow a binge eating episodes. Each item contains 3 to 4 statements that are weighted response options, which reflect a range of severity for each measured characteristic. BES is a sound one-dimensional factorial structure, with very good construct reliability and convergent validity. Also, the scale presented very good retest-reliability. Results support the validity and usefulness of the BES as an assessment and screening tool for binge eating in women from the general population.

References

  • Duarte, C., Pinto-Gouveia, J., & Ferreira, C. (2015). Expanding binge eating assessment: Validity and screening value of the Binge Eating Scale in women from the general population. Eating Behaviors, 18, 41-47. doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.03.007 http://hdl.handle.net/10316/47420

  • Gormally, J., Black, S., Daston, S., & Rardin, D. (1982). The assessment of binge eating severity among obese persons. Addictive Behaviors, 7, 47–55. doi:10.1016/0306-4603(82)90024-7

Contacts

Cristiana Duarte – c.duarte@leeds.ac.uk