Persian Version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0: Psychometric Analysis and Setting Cutoff Point for the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait-Reduced

Haghighinejad, Hourvash; Tarakemehzadeh, Minoo; Jafari, Peyman; Jafari, Mahvash; Ramzi, Mani; Hedayati, Arvin

doi:10.30773/pi.2020.0198

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“…In particular, BMI, which was used in the original study (11), is often targeted to validate the construct of food addiction. The significant correlation between BMI and food addiction has been reported in previous studies (11,13,15,16,42,44,45), including the present one. Other validated measures such as those assessing binge eating (11-13, 16, 39) or food craving (42,44) are commonly used and are significantly correlated with scores on the YFAS 2.0.…”

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“…The significant correlation between BMI and food addiction has been reported in previous studies (11,13,15,16,42,44,45), including the present one. Other validated measures such as those assessing binge eating (11-13, 16, 39) or food craving (42,44) are commonly used and are significantly correlated with scores on the YFAS 2.0. Despite the aforementioned good properties, to the best of the present authors' knowledge, only three studies, including the present one, have reported testretest reliability for the YFAS 2.0 (14, 39).…”

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“…The YFAS 2.0 has been translated and validated in several language, including English (i.e., the original version) (11), Italian (12,39), German (42), French (13), Spanish (15), Arabic (14), Turkish (43), Japanese (16), Persian (44), and Portuguese (45). The present findings showed that the Taiwan version of YFAS 2.0 tested in the present study is comparable to all other language versions.…”

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The Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 and the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in Taiwan: Factor structure and concurrent validity

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IntroductionThe most widely used instruments to assess food addiction – the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0) and its modified version (mYFAS 2.0) – have not been validated in a Taiwanese population. The present study compared the psychometric properties between the Taiwan versions of YFAS 2.0 and mYFAS 2.0 among university students.MethodsAn online survey comprising the YFAS 2.0, mYFAS 2.0, Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) and International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) were used to assess food addiction, self-stigma, and physical activity.ResultsAll participants (n = 687; mean age = 24.00 years [SD ± 4.48 years]; 407 females [59.2%]) completed the entire survey at baseline and then completed the YFAS 2.0 and mYFAS 2.0 again three months later. The results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated that the YFAS 2.0 and mYFAS 2.0 both shared a similar single-factor solution. In addition, both the YFAS 2.0 and mYFAS 2.0 reported good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.90 and 0.89), good test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.71 and 0.69), and good concurrent validity with the total scores being strongly associated with the WSSQ (r = 0.54 and 0.57; p < 0.01), and less strongly associated with BMI (r = 0.17 and 0.13; p < 0.01) and IPAQ-SF (r = 0.23 and 0.25; p < 0.01).DiscussionBased on the findings, the Taiwan versions of the YFAS 2.0 and mYFAS 2.0 appear to be valid and reliable instruments assessing food addiction.

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The Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 and the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in Taiwan: Factor structure and concurrent validity

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“…The Persian version of the YFAS 2.0 was used to assess FA (30). The YFAS 2.0 consists of 35 items that range from 0 (never) to 7 (every day) and are used to assess the DSM-5 substance-use disorder criteria, which have been applied to highly palatable foods [31].…”

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Food Addiction and Binge Eating Disorder are Linked to Shared and Unique Deficits in Emotion Regulation among Female Seeking Bariatric Surgery

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Farahani

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Background: Dysfunctional eating patterns can indicate obesity psychopathologies. With food addiction (FA) becoming a clinically important problem, it's necessary to compare it to, especially Binge eating disorder (BED) in the obesity spectrum. The current study aimed to identify overlapping and distinctive features in emotion dysregulation as an underlying mechanism and emotional eating as a clinical feature among four groups of female with obesity seeking bariatric surgery: those with FA only (n = 35), BED only (n = 35), FA+BED (n = 31), and a control group with obesity only (n = 27). Methods: Data on emotion dysregulation and emotional eating were derived from the total 128 Females seeking bariatric surgery (mean age: 38.91 ± 10.59, mean BMI: 42.10 kg/m2 ± 4.43), using well-established measures. Univariate analyses of variance were used to compare these groups to one another (ANOVA). Results: Regarding descriptive statistics, the comorbid group with FA and BED showed higher scores on all measures, while the obesity only group acquired the lowest scores. Several ANOVA with Bonferroni test revealed that there were few differences among obesity with FA and obesity with BED. However, obesity only group was significantly better in terms of emotion dysregulation and emotional eating. Conclusions: Current research reveals that BED and FA are connected to both common and unique impairments in emotion regulation among bariatric surgery candidates. These findings may be helpful to provide more tailored treatment and enhance their outcomes after bariatric surgery. To differentiate between FA and BED in longer-term studies, however, more research is necessary.

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“…The model contains more quantitative information and a continuous scale of measurement compared to a CTT approach and assumes that each individual has a fixed latent tendency along with each item with a particular fixed difficulty [25]. The Rasch model also will help assess the unidimensionality of both the YFAS 2.0 and mYFAS 2.0, and both instruments have been found to be unidimensional [20,[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]. Moreover, both the YFAS 2.0 and mYFAS 2.0 were expected to create a single factor structure of FA to differentiate between those with or without FA [18,19].…”

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Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0) and modified YFAS 2.0 (mYFAS 2.0): Rasch analysis and differential item functioning

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Background Food addiction (FA) is a prevalent concern that may manifest as poorly controlled food consumption and promote overweight/obesity. Thus, having a well-established instrument for assessment may facilitate better prevention and treatment. The current study investigated the psychometric properties of two common measures of FA (i.e., the Yale Food Addiction Scale [YFAS] 2.0 and its modified version, mYFAS 2.0) using a robust statistical analysis (Rasch model). Methods In this cross-sectional study, the scales were sent to 974 students studying in higher education (60% females) in Taiwan through online media including email and social networks. Rasch modeling was used to assess dimensionality, difficulty level, and item misfit and hierarchy. Differential item functioning (DIF) was performed to examine consistency of the items across gender and weight status. Results Rasch analysis indicated 3 items of the 35 items belonging to the YFAS 2.0 (8.6%) and none belonging to the mYFAS 2.0 were misfit. Unidimensionality and construct validity of both scales were supported by appropriate goodness-of-fit for diagnostic criteria. The person separation was 3.14 (reliability = 0.91) for the YFAS 2.0 and 2.17 (reliability = 0.82) for mYFAS 2.0, indicating the scales could distinguish participants into more than 3 strata. Only one substantial DIF was found for diagnostic criteria of “Failure to fulfill major role obligation” in the YFAS 2.0 across gender. Conclusion According to Rasch modeling, both the YFAS 2.0 and mYFAS 2.0 have acceptable construct validity in Chinese-speaking youth. Scoring methods using either diagnostic criteria or symptom counts for both the YFAS 2.0 and mYFAS 2.0 are supported by the present Rasch findings.

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Persian Version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0: Psychometric Analysis and Setting Cutoff Point for the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait-Reduced

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The Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 and the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in Taiwan: Factor structure and concurrent validity

The Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 and the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 in Taiwan: Factor structure and concurrent validity

Food Addiction and Binge Eating Disorder are Linked to Shared and Unique Deficits in Emotion Regulation among Female Seeking Bariatric Surgery

Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0) and modified YFAS 2.0 (mYFAS 2.0): Rasch analysis and differential item functioning

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