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Meule, Adrian ; Schuchardt, Paula A. ; Kolar, David R.

Psychometric properties and correlates of the German version of the Fear of Food Questionnaire

Meule, Adrian , Schuchardt, Paula A. and Kolar, David R. (2025) Psychometric properties and correlates of the German version of the Fear of Food Questionnaire. Current Psychology 45 (66).

Date of publication of this fulltext: 23 Dec 2025 10:19
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.78377


Abstract

The Fear of Food Questionnaire (FFQ) is a self-report measure to assess fear and avoidance of foods and food-related social situations. This study aimed to provide a German version of the FFQ and to examine its psychometric properties and correlates. Two-hundred and thirty-three participants (76% female) completed the FFQ along other measures online and 110 participants completed the FFQ again ...

The Fear of Food Questionnaire (FFQ) is a self-report measure to assess fear and avoidance of foods and food-related social situations. This study aimed to provide a German version of the FFQ and to examine its psychometric properties and correlates. Two-hundred and thirty-three participants (76% female) completed the FFQ along other measures online and 110 participants completed the FFQ again after two weeks. The original FFQ’s five factors could not be replicated but analyses supported a one-factor model of a shortened form with ten items. Internal and test–retest reliability coefficients were high for both the full version and the short form. Convergent validity was supported by associations with gastrointestinal diseases, emetophobic symptomatology, and symptoms of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. A medium-sized correlation with eating disorder psychopathology suggested limited discriminant validity. Female sex, disgust propensity, disgust sensitivity, and intolerance of uncertainty were identified as further correlates of fear of food. In conclusion, this study indicates that the German FFQ and its short form has high internal as well as test–retest reliability and provides support for its convergent validity. Indications for its factorial and discriminant validity were limited, which may necessitate further refinements in future studies.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleCurrent Psychology
Publisher:Springer
Open Access Type:DEAL (Springer)
Volume:45
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:66
Date23 December 2025
InstitutionsHuman Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psychotherapy – Prof. Dr. David Kolar
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10.1007/s12144-025-08707-wDOI
KeywordsFear of food · Emetophobia · Eating disorders · Disgust · Anxiety
Dewey Decimal Classification100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-783772
Item ID78377

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