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. 2016 Oct 1;105:356–363. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.05.024
AEBQ Item source AEBQ item CEBQ item
H New I often feel so hungry that I have to eat something right away
New I often notice my stomach rumbling
New If I miss a meal I get irritable
New If my meals are delayed I get light-headed
New I often feel hungry
FR New I often feel hungry when I am with someone who is eating
New When I see or smell food that I like, it makes me want to eat
CEBQ (FR) Given the choice, I would eat most of the time Given the choice, my child would eat most of the time
NI - Even if my child is full up s/he finds room to eat his/her favourite food
NI - If given the chance, my child would always have food in his/her mouth
CEBQ (FR) I am always thinking about food My child is always asking for food
NI - If allowed to, my child would eat too much
EOE CEBQ (EOE) I eat more when I'm annoyed My child eats more when annoyed
CEBQ (EOE) I eat more when I'm worried My child eats more when worried
New I eat more when I'm upset NI
CEBQ (EOE) I eat more when I'm anxious My child eats more when anxious
New I eat more when I'm angry NI
NI - My child eats more when s/he has nothing else to do
EF CEBQ (EF) I love food My child loves food
CEBQ (EF) I look forward to mealtimes My child looks forward to mealtimes
CEBQ (EF) I enjoy eating My child enjoys eating
NI - My child is interested in food
SR CEBQ (SR) I often leave food on my plate at the end of a meal My child leaves food on his/her plate at the end of a meal
CEBQ (SR) I often get full before my meal is finished My child gets full before his/her meal is finished
CEBQ (SR) I get full up easily My child gets full up easily
CEBQ (SR) I cannot eat a meal if I have had a snack just before My child cannot eat a meal if s/he has had a snack just before
NI - My child has a big appetite*
EUE New I eat less when I'm worried
CEBQ (EUE) I eat less when I'm angry My child eats less when angry
CEBQ (EUE) I eat less when I'm upset My child eats less when upset
New I eat less when I'm annoyed
New I eat less when I'm anxious
NI - My child eats more when she is happy
NI - My child eats less when s/he is tired
FF CEBQ (FF) I refuse new foods at first My child refuses new foods at first
NI - My child is difficult to please with meals
CEBQ (FF) I often decide that I don’t like a food, before tasting it My child decides that s/he doesn’t like a food, even without tasting it
CEBQ (FF) I enjoy tasting new foods* My child enjoys tasting new foods*
CEBQ (FF) I am interested in tasting food I haven't tasted before* My child is interested in tasting food s/he hasn’t tasted before*
CEBQ (FF) I enjoy a wide variety of foods* My child enjoys a wide variety of foods*
SE CEBQ (SE) I eat slowly My child eats slowly
CEBQ (SE) I am often last at finishing a meal My child takes more than 30 minutes to finish a meal
CEBQ (SE) I eat more and more slowly during the course of a meal My child eats more and more slowly during the course of a meal
CEBQ (SE) I often finish my meal (s) quickly* My child finishes his/her meal quickly*

H, ‘hunger’; FR, ‘food responsiveness’; EOE, ‘emotional over-eating’; EF, ‘enjoyment of food’; SR, ‘satiety responsiveness’; EUE, ‘emotional under-eating’; FF, ‘food fussiness’; SE, ‘slowness in eating’.

Response options for the CEBQ: ‘never’, ‘rarely’, ‘sometimes’, ‘often’ and ‘always’.

Response options for the AEBQ: ‘strongly disagree’, ‘disagree’, ‘neither agree not disagree’, ‘agree’ and ‘strongly agree’.

*Indicates item should be reverse scored for calculating scale means or Chronbach’s alphas