Dieting Self-Efficacy Test – DSET

I frequently overeat, even when I plan not to.

My friends would laugh at me if they knew how much I eat.

At times, it seems impossible to control my weight.

I sometimes have the urge to vomit after eating.

I think a lot about getting fat.

Dieting just doesn't work for me.

Sometimes I go on eating binges.

Before I eat, I often feel depressed.

My life seems to revolve around food.

I eat snacks even when I am not hungry.

I can normally control my eating behavior.

Even when I try, I have trouble controlling my weight.

I give up on diets after a few days.

I often eat more food than I want.

I spend too much time eating.

Most of the time I can resist the urge to stuff myself.

I bounce between feeling that I don't have enough control of my eating to feeling that I try too hard to control it.

I overeat when I am distressed.

After a diet, I usually go on an eating binge.

I think about food often.

I frequently overeat.

Sometimes I eat so much I get sick.

I wish I could better control my eating.

If I am not careful, I know I will get fat.

I can't control how much I eat.

My weight makes me look unattractive.

I think I have a problem with my eating.

I often find myself eating, even when I didn't plan to.

I can't help overeating.

At times, it seems impossible to control my eating habits.