The Binge Eating Scale: Features and Applications

Abstract

Binge eating disorder (BED) is a type of ED that is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating (BE) without subsequent compensatory behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting or over-exercising. The Binge Eating Scale (BES) is one of the most common instruments used to screen binge eating severity. The BES has been found to demonstrate a very good internal consistency (between 0.85 and 0.90) and a good construct validity. There have been various versions developed of BES like French, Persian, Arabic, Spanish, etc.