The proof of the pudding is in the eating: is the DEBQ-external eating scale a valid measure of external eating?

@article{Jansen2011ThePO,
  title={The proof of the pudding is in the eating: is the DEBQ-external eating scale a valid measure of external eating?},
  author={Anita T M Jansen and Chantal Nederkoorn and Anne Roefs and Peggy Bongers and Teresa Teugels and Remco C. Havermans},
  journal={The International journal of eating disorders},
  year={2011},
  volume={44 2},
  pages={
          164-8
        }
}
OBJECTIVE To test the construct validity and discriminative validity of the widely used Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire's (DEBQ) External Eating (EE) subscale. METHOD After being exposed to food cues or not participants completed a bogus taste test. Subjective cue reactivity during food exposure and actual food intake after food exposure were measured. RESULTS EE scores were unrelated to food intake. A robust main effect of food cue exposure was found but contrary to what was predicted… 
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