We developed several ressources for the scientific community that are freely available on PsychArchives. Below, we list all ressources with their respective Psycharchives link.

Food-pics Extended

Food-pics Extended: A free picture database for the study of eating and appetite in research

Citation (validation): Blechert J, Lender A, Polk S, Busch NA and Ohla K (2019). Food-Pics_Extended—An Image Database for Experimental Research on Eating and Appetite: Additional Images, Normative Ratings and an Updated Review. Front. Psychol. 10:307. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00307

Salzburg Stress Eating Scale (SSES)

Salzburg Stress Eating Scale (SSES): a measure of changes in eating behavior in response to stress (decreased food intake, increased food intake, or no change in food intake when experiencing stress)

Citation (validation): Meule, A., Reichenberger, J., & Blechert, J. (2018). Development and preliminary validation of the Salzburg Stress Eating Scale. Appetite, 120, 442–448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.10.003

Salzburg Stress Drinking Scale (SSDS)

Salzburg Stress Drinking Scale (SSDS): a measure of changes in drinking behavior in response to stress (decreased alcohol consumption, increased alcohol consumption, or no change in alcohol consumption when experiencing stress)

Citation (validation): Reichenberger, J., van Alebeek, H., Messer, T., & Blechert, J. (2024). Excess after stress—A three study validation of the salzburg stress drinking scale as a new tool to measure the stress–drinking relationship. Stress and Health, 40(1), e3293. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3293

Salzburg Stress Smoking Scale (SSSS)

Salzburg Stress Smoking Scale (SSSS): a measure of changes in smoking behavior in response to stress (decreased smoking behavior, increased smoking behavior, or no change in smoking behavior when experiencing stress)

Recommended citation [no formal validation]: Reichenberger, J., van Alebeek, H., Messer, T., & Blechert, J. (2024). Excess after stress—A three study validation of the salzburg stress drinking scale as a new tool to measure the stress–drinking relationship. Stress and Health, 40(1), e3293. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3293

Salzburg Emotional Eating Scale (SEES)

Salzburg Emotional Eating Scale (SEES): a measure of changes in eating behavior in response to specific emotions (decreased eating behavior, increased eating behavior, or no change in eating behavior when experiencing emotions)

Citation (validation): Meule, A., Reichenberger, J., & Blechert, J. (2018). Development and preliminary validation of the Salzburg Emotional Eating Scale. Frontiers in Psychology, 9(88), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00088

Salzburg Emotional Drinking Scale (SEDS)

Salzburg Emotional Drinking Scale (SEDS): a measure of changes in drinking behavior in response to specific emotions (decreased alcohol consumption, increased alcohol consumption, or no change in alcohol consumption when experiencing emotions)

Recommended citation [no formal validation]: van Alebeek, H., Kahveci, S., Wiers, R. W., & Blechert, J. (2025). Mechanisms of emotional eating and drinking: Sadness increases approach bias and craving for chocolate and alcohol. Personality and Individual Differences, 246, 113333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2025.113333

Craving Experience Questionnaire (CEQ)

German version of the Craving Experience Questionnaire (CEQ): assessing craving frequency (CEQ-F) and craving strength (CEQ-S) with three subscales for craving intensity, vividness of mental images, and intrusiveness of craving-related thoughts

Citation (validation): Röttger, M., van Alebeek, H., Aulbach, M. B., & Blechert, J. (2024). Imagine chocolate: The craving experience questionnaire in the food domain. Appetite, 194, 107173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.107173

Body Checking Cognitions Scale (BCCS)

German Body Checking Cognitions Scale (BCCS): Erfassung dysfunktionaler Kognitionen zum body checking

Citation (validation): Neubauer, K., Bender, C., Tuschen-Caffier, B., Svaldi, J., & Blechert, J. (2010). Erfassung dysfunktionaler kognitionen zum body checking. Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie. https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000056

Furcht vor positiver Evaluation Skala (FPES)

Furcht vor positiver Evaluation Skala (FPES)

Citation (validation): Schwarz, M., Reichenberger, J., Schwitalla, M., König, D., Wilhelm, F. H., Voderholzer, U., Hillert, A., & Blechert, J. (2016). Furcht vor positiver sozialer Bewertung: Übersetzung und Validierung einer deutschsprachigen Version der FPES. Diagnostica, 62, 157 – 168. https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000147

Furcht vor negativer Evaluation – Kurzversion (FNE-K)

Furcht vor negativer Evaluation – Kurzversion (FNE-K)

Citation (validation): Reichenberger, J., Schwarz, M., König, D., Wilhelm, F. H., Voderholzer, U., Hillert, A., & Blechert, J. (2016). Angst vor negativer sozialer Bewertung: Übersetzung und Validierung der Furcht vor negativer Evaluation - Kurzskala. Diagnostica, 62, 169 – 181. https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000148