Nine Item ARFID Screen (NIAS)

Description

The NIAS is a brief screening tool for potentially problematic eating. The NIAS assesses eating restrictions due to picky eating, poor appetite/limited interest in eating, and fear of negative consequences from eating.The NIAS is a brief screening tool for potentially problematic eating. The NIAS assesses eating restrictions due to picky eating, poor appetite/limited interest in eating, and fear of negative consequences from eating.

Administration details

Administration type: Self-report Timeframe:

Not specified.

Approx time: 0-5 minutes

Accessing the assessment and manual information

Access information:
  • Zickgraf, H. F., & Ellis, J. M. (2018). Initial validation of the Nine Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake disorder screen (NIAS): A measure of three restrictive eating patterns. Appetite, 123, 32-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.11.111

License details

Free to Use?

Unknown

Reliability and Validity

Note: Listed publications are for the English version of the assessment only
  • Burton Murray, H., Dreier, M. J., Zickgraf, H. F., Becker, K. R., Breithaupt, L., Eddy, K. T., & Thomas, J. J. (2021). Validation of the nine item ARFID screen (NIAS) subscales for distinguishing ARFID presentations and screening for ARFID. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54(10), 1782-1792. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23520

Further information:

Also available in Chinese and Spanish.