The Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ): Psychometric properties of a measure of severity of the Night Eating Syndrome

Jan 3, 2008Eating behaviors

Measuring how well the Night Eating Questionnaire reflects the severity of Night Eating Syndrome

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Abstract

The Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ) demonstrated acceptable reliability with an alpha of 0.70.

  • Four factors were identified in the NEQ: nocturnal ingestions, evening hyperphagia, morning anorexia, and mood/sleep.
  • A higher-order construct explained 99% of the covariation among the identified factors.
  • The NEQ showed convergent validity with measures related to night eating, disordered eating, sleep, mood, and stress.
  • Discriminant validity was established by comparing scores of obese bariatric surgery candidates with and without Night Eating Syndrome.

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