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ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2019

Psychometric properties of the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale Version 2.0 in an Italian non-clinical sample.

Claudio Imperatori, Mariantonietta Fabbricatore, David Lester, Gian Mauro Manzoni, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Giulia Raimondi, Marco Innamorati

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  1. A meta-analysis assessing reliability of the Yale Food Addiction Scale: Implications for compulsive eating and obesity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Claudio ImperatoriDepartment of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Via degli Aldobrandeschi 190, 00163, Rome, Italy. imperatori.c@libero.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8207-6919
Mariantonietta FabbricatoreDepartment of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Via degli Aldobrandeschi 190, 00163, Rome, Italy.
David LesterStockton University, Galloway, NJ, USA.
Gian Mauro ManzoniIstituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Oggebbio, Italy.
Gianluca CastelnuovoIstituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Oggebbio, Italy.
Giulia RaimondiDepartment of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Via degli Aldobrandeschi 190, 00163, Rome, Italy.
Marco InnamoratiDepartment of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Via degli Aldobrandeschi 190, 00163, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1389-2290
European University of Rome · ITStockton University · USUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversità degli Studi eCampus · IT

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Abstract

purposeTo assess the dimensionality and psychometric properties of the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (mYFAS 2.0) in an Italian non-clinical sample.

methods262 adults (184 women) were administered the Italian versions of the mYFAS 2.0, and questionnaires measuring binge eating severity, anxiety and depression symptoms, and emotional dysregulation.

results15 individuals (5.7%) met the criteria for a diagnosis of food addiction according to the mYFAS 2.0. Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis supported a single-factor solution for the mYFAS 2.0. The mYFAS 2.0 had good internal consistency (Ordinal α = 0.91), and convergent validity with binge eating severity (r = 0.67, p < 0.001), both anxiety (r = 0.31, p < 0.001) and depressive (r = 0.35, p < 0.001) symptoms, and difficulties in emotion regulation (r = 0.35, p < 0.001). Finally, both discriminant validity with dietary restraint (Gamma = 0.11; p = 0.52) and incremental validity in predicting binge eating severity over emotion dysregulation and psychopathology (b = 0.52; t = 11.11; p < 0.001) were confirmed.

conclusionsThe Italian mYFAS 2.0 has satisfactory psychometric properties and can be used as a brief instrument for the assessment of addictive eating behaviors when time constraints prevent the use of the original version. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, cross-sectional descriptive study.

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