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Validation of the Italian Yale Food Addiction Scale in postgraduate university students.
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Abstract
purposeThis study was aimed to examine the structural and construct validity of the Italian version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale in a multisite sample of postgraduate students.
methodsTwo hundred and fifty-six subjects (78.1% females) aged from 18 to 53 years (mean = 23.93, SD = 4.96) and attending different postgraduate university programs at multiple Italian universities completed the Italian YFAS, the Italian Binge Eating Scale (BES), the Italian Eating Attitudes Test-26 and the Italian Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) online through Qualtrics.
resultsConfirmatory Factor Analysis showed that the single-factor model of the Italian YFAS including all original items had adequate fit indexes (χ
conclusionThe Italian 19-item YFAS resulted to be a valid and reliable tool for the assessment of food addiction in postgraduate students. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, descriptive study.
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