EATING ATTITUDES TEST
(EAT-26)
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In order to take this inventory you will first need to make a print-out.
Height _____
Current Weight _____
Highest Weight (excluding pregnancy) _____
Lowest Adult Weight _____
Do you participate in athletics at any of the following level:
O Intramural
O Inter-Collegiate
O Recreational
O High School teams
Please check a response for each of the following statements:
| Always | Usually | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Am terrified about being overweight | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 2. Avoid eating when I am hungry | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 3. Find myself preoccupied with food | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 4. Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 5. Cut my food into small pieces | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 6. Aware of the calorie content of foods that I eat | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 7. Particularly avoid food with a high carbohydrate content (i.e. bread, rice, potatoes, etc.) | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 8. Feel that others would prefer if I ate more | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 9. Vomit after I have eaten | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 10. Feel extremely guilty after eating | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 11. Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 12. Think about burning up calories when I exercise | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 13. Other people think that I am too thin | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 14. Am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 15. Take longer than others to eat my meals | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 16. Avoid foods with sugar in them | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 17. Eat diet foods | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 18. Feel that food controls my life | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 19. Display self-control around food | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 20. Feel that others pressure me to eat | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 21. Give too much time and thought to food | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 22. Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 23. Engage in dieting behavior | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 24. Like my stomach to be empty | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 25. Enjoy trying new rich foods | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| 26. Have the impulse to vomit after meals | O | O | O | O | O | O | ___ |
| Total Score (see below for scoring instructions) | ___ | ||||||
EAT-26 David M. Garner & Paul E. Garfinkel (1979), David M. Garner et al., (1982)
Please respond to each of the following questions:
1) Have you gone on eating binges where you feel that you may not be
able to stop? (Eating much more than most people would eat under the same
circumstances)
No O Yes O
How many times in the last 6 months? ________
2) Have you ever made yourself sick (vomited) to control your weight
or shape?
No O Yes O
3) Have you ever used laxatives, diet pills or diuretics (water pills)
to control your weight or shape?
No O Yes O
4) Have you ever been treated for an eating disorder?
No O Yes O
5) Have you recently thought of or attempted suicide?
No O Yes O
SCORING THE EATING ATTITUDES TEST
For all items except #25, each of the responses receives the following value:
| Always | = | 3 |
| Usually | = | 2 |
| Often | = | 1 |
| Sometimes | = | 0 |
| Rarely | = | 0 |
| Never | = | 0 |
For item #25, the responses receive these values:
| Always | = | 0 |
| Usually | = | 0 |
| Often | = | 0 |
| Sometimes | = | 1 |
| Rarely | = | 2 |
| Never | = | 3 |
After scoring each item, add the scores for a total. If your score is over 20, we recommend that you discuss your responses with a counselor (take your responses to the EAT with you to your first appointment).
If you responded yes to any of the YES/NO items on the bottom of the EAT (except question 4), we also suggest that you discuss your responses with a counselor.
SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR CONCERNS ABOUT EATING
NIU Students
Counseling and Student Development Center
Campus Life Building, Suite 200
815-753-1206
NIU Faculty and Staff
Employee Wellness and Assistance Program
Altgeld 112
815- 753-9191
Or if you are not associated with Northern Illinois University
ANAD
Box 7
Highland Park, IL 60035
847-433-3996
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