Validation of the Arabic version of the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale in the general population in Lebanon
Plain English Summary Food addiction is characterized by eating more than expected without being hungry, not being able to visit certain places associated with overeating or unsuccessfully trying to cut down on the consumption of certain foods. The modified YFAS (mYFAS 2.0) version is a tool used to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Eating Disorders |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00638-2 |
| Summary: | Plain English Summary Food addiction is characterized by eating more than expected without being hungry, not being able to visit certain places associated with overeating or unsuccessfully trying to cut down on the consumption of certain foods. The modified YFAS (mYFAS 2.0) version is a tool used to assess food addiction. Our objective was to assess the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the mYFAS (mYFAS-Ar-Leb) in the Lebanese population. The results we obtained were excellent in terms of confirmatory factor analysis, reliability and divergent validity. They highlighted that the mYFAS-Ar-Leb might be used for the estimation of food addiction among the Lebanese population. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-2974 |