Validation of the Italian Yale Food Addiction Scale in postgraduate university students

Manzoni, Gian Mauro; Rossi, Alessandro; Pietrabissa, Giada; Varallo, Giorgia; Molinari, Enrico; Poggiogalle, Eleonora; Donini, Lorenzo Maria; Tarrini, Giulietta; Melchionda, Nazario; Piccione, Carla; Gravina, Giovanni Luca; Luxardi, Gianluigi; Manzato, Emilia; Schumann, Romana; Innamorati, Marco; Imperatori, Claudio; Fabbricatore, Mariantonietta; Castelnuovo, Gianluca

doi:10.1007/s40519-018-0495-0

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“…The validity of the Russian translation of YFAS‐C confirmed by the existence of a significant association (logistic regression, N = 100; odds ratio [OR] 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.34 [1.65, 3.32], P < 0.0001) between FA and Emotional Eating subscale of Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (Van Strien, Frijters, Bergers, & Defares, ). Similar association was described earlier (Gearhardt et al, ; Manzoni et al, ).…”

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Food addiction in Russian adolescents: Associations with age, sex, weight, and depression

Borisenkov

Tserne

Bakutova

2018

Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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Objective Eating disorders are a cause of the recent obesity epidemic. Food addiction (FA) and factors associated with eating disorders have not been adequately studied in adolescents. Method The final study sample included 1,144 students. Study participants were asked to indicate their age, sex, and month of birth and fill out the Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children and Zung Self‐Rating Depression Scale. Results Of the total number of adolescents studied, 4.5% had FA. It was found that an increased rate of FA diagnosis existed in adolescents with moderate‐to‐severe depression (P < 0.000), overweight and obese individuals (P < 0.002), girls (P < 0.038), and the 17‐ to 18‐year‐old age group (P < 0.007). Conclusion The data indicate that FA is positively associated with depression, obesity, age, and sex.

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Food addiction in Russian adolescents: Associations with age, sex, weight, and depression

Borisenkov

Tserne

Bakutova

2018

Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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“…Specifically, scores on the dYFAS-C 2.0 were positively associated with emotionally and externally triggered consumption, constructs also implicated in SUDs (Joyner et al, 2015;Loxton & Tipman, 2017;Manzoni et al, 2018). Prior food addiction research in adults and children with other versions of the YFAS have found similar associations with emotional and externally triggered eating (Brunault et al, 2017;Clark & Saules, 2013;Gearhardt et al, 2009Gearhardt et al, , 2016Loxton & Tipman, 2017;Manzoni et al, 2018). These findings suggest that interventions to increase emotion regulation (e.g., mindfulness) and the ability to cope with environmental triggers (e.g., craving management) may be beneficial for adolescents endorsing indicators of food addiction, although future research is needed.…”

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“…The YFAS applies the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual fourth edition (DSM‐IV) criteria for substance dependence (e.g., loss of control, tolerance, and withdrawal) to the problematic consumption of highly palatable foods. In adult samples, the YFAS has been associated with factors implicated in addiction, such as increased consumption in response to emotions and environmental cues (Clark & Saules, ; Gearhardt et al, ; Joyner, Schulte, Wilt, & Gearhardt, ; Loxton & Tipman, ; Manzoni et al, ). The YFAS is also associated with negative consequences related to overeating, such as obesity (Gearhardt et al, ; Innamorati et al, ; Pursey, Stanwell, Gearhardt, 0Collins, & Burrows, ; Torres et al, ).…”

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Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children 2.0: A dimensional approach to scoring

Schiestl

Gearhardt

2018

Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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Objective. Assessment approaches for food addiction in younger samples have not been updated to reflect recently revised diagnostic approaches for addictive disorders. The aim of the current study is to develop a new dimensional approach to assess food addiction in adolescents that is psychometrically sound, developmentally appropriate, and reflective of the updated diagnostic criteria. Methods. The dimensional Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children 2.0 (dYFAS-C 2.0) and related-measures were administered to 127 adolescents from the community in the United States. Endorsement rates for each question were reviewed and the psychometric properties were evaluated. Results. Problem-focused symptoms had low endorsement rates and were excluded from the final version of the scale. The dYFAS-C 2.0 demonstrated partial evidence for a one-factor structure, had good internal consistency reliability, and was positively associated with emotional eating, external eating, and body mass index (BMI). The dYFAS-C 2.0 also accounted for unique variance in BMI. Unexpectedly, the dYFAS-C 2.0 was positively associated with restrained eating. Conclusions. The dYFAS-C 2.0 appears to have adequate psychometric properties for assessing food addiction in community samples of adolescents. Future research should evaluate the measure in clinical samples and investigate the association between food addiction and restrained eating over the lifespan.

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“…The structured questionnaire included 25 questions, divided into three different sections: (1) personal and general data (including 6 questions: age, gender, information on region and province of residence, level of education, and cohabitation situation at home); (2) anthropometrics information (including 2 questions reported as weight and height); (3) lifestyle, eating habits changes, psychological and emotional aspects caused by the social isolation during the pandemic period (including 17 questions modified from validated tools [ 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ]), to investigate and assess the emotional aspects such as anxiety, depressed mood, hypochondria, level of concern, emotional eating, insomnia, dietary changes, as well as the perception of diet control and appetite. No names or other personal information was requested.…”

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Psychological Aspects and Eating Habits during COVID-19 Home Confinement: Results of EHLC-COVID-19 Italian Online Survey

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the population with consequences on lifestyles. The aim of the study was to analyse the relationship between eating habits, mental and emotional mood. A survey was conducted online during social isolation, from 24 April to 18 May 2020, among the Italian population. A total of 602 interviewees were included in the data analysis. A high percentage of respondents experienced a depressed mood, anxious feelings, hypochondria and insomnia (61.3%, 70.4%, 46.2% and 52.2%). Almost half of the respondents felt anxious due to the fact of their eating habits, consumed comfort food and were inclined to increase food intake to feel better. Age was inversely related to dietary control (OR = 0.971, p = 0.005). Females were more anxious and disposed to comfort food than males (p < 0.001; p < 0.001). A strength of our study was represented by the fact that the survey was conducted quickly during the most critical period of the Italian epidemic lockdown. As the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, our data need to be confirmed and investigated in the future with larger population studies.

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Validation of the Italian Yale Food Addiction Scale in postgraduate university students

Abstract: Level V, descriptive study.

Cited by 30 publications

References 48 publications

Food addiction in Russian adolescents: Associations with age, sex, weight, and depression

Food addiction in Russian adolescents: Associations with age, sex, weight, and depression

Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children 2.0: A dimensional approach to scoring

Psychological Aspects and Eating Habits during COVID-19 Home Confinement: Results of EHLC-COVID-19 Italian Online Survey

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