Binge Eating Scale.

BES

What it measures

Severity of binge-eating behaviours, feelings and cognitions in (typically obese) individuals; unidimensional binge-eating severity

Length and format

16 items. Each item presents 3-4 graded statements (weighted 0-3); summed 0-46; <=17 minimal, 18-26 moderate, >=27 severe (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages incl. PT (Brazilian), ES, FR, IT, DE, FA, TR; broad use in obesity/bariatric research

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Gormally, J., Black, S., Daston, S., & Rardin, D. (1982). The assessment of binge eating severity among obese persons. Addictive Behaviors, 7(1), 47-55.