Turkish version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale: preliminary results of factorial structure, reliability, and construct validity

Buyuktuncer, Zehra; AKYOL MUTLU, ASLI; AYAZ, AYLİN; Nergiz-Unal, Reyhan; Aksoy, BURCU; Cosgun, Erdal; ÖZDEMİR, PINAR; Pekcan, Gulden; BESLER, HALİT

doi:10.1186/s41043-019-0202-4

Turkish version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale: preliminary results of factorial structure, reliability, and construct validity

Buyuktuncer Z., AKYOL MUTLU A., AYAZ A., Nergiz-Unal R., Aksoy B., Cosgun E., ...More

JOURNAL OF HEALTH POPULATION AND NUTRITION, vol.38, no.1, 2019 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 38 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.1186/s41043-019-0202-4
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF HEALTH POPULATION AND NUTRITION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus
Keywords: Food addiction, Yale Food Addiction Scale, Psychometric properties, Validation, Turkish population, PRELIMINARY VALIDATION, EATING ATTITUDES, CONSUMPTION, ASSOCIATION, APPETITE, RECEPTOR, OBESITY, SUGAR, DOPAMINE, CHILDREN

Abstract

Background: Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) was established to identify individuals exhibiting signs of addiction towards certain types of food. This study aimed to develop a Turkish version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale and test its psychometric properties.