The Eating Motives Questionnaire (EMQ) is an in-house measure that was adapted from the Drinking Motives Questionnaire (DMQ).
ITEM CODING
The EMQ consists of 15 items that are rated on a 4-point Likert scale as follows:
| Never/Almost Never | Sometimes | Often | Always/Almost Always | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
SCALES
The EMQ yields 3 primary scales. Description of the scales and item loadings are listed below. Scale scores are calculated as the sum of respective items. No items are reverse scored.
| SCALE NAME (ABBR.) | DESCRIPTION | ITEM LOADINGS |
|---|---|---|
| Social (SOC) | Social motives for eating | 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 |
| Coping (COP) | Coping motives for eating | 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 |
| Enhancement (ENH) | Enhancement motives for eating | 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 |
RESOURCE FILES
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