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ArticleJournal of eating disorders2021

Translation of the Chinese version of the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 and its validation among college students.

Hui Zhang, Tong Tong, Ye Gao, Chunguang Liang, Haitao Yu, Sisi Li, Xiangru Yan, Liying Wang

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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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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hui ZhangSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China.
Tong TongSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China.
Ye GaoSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China.
Chunguang LiangSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China. liangchunguang@jzmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-4439
Haitao YuSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China.
Sisi LiSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China.
Xiangru YanSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China.
Liying WangSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China.
Jinzhou Medical University · CN

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department of science and technology of liaoning province NO.201602297
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity prevalence has substantially increased in China over the past decade. In China, over 1 in 7 individuals meet the criteria for overall obesity, and 1 in 3 meet the criteria for abdominal obesity, obesity has become a significant problem. Studies have shown that food addiction and obesity are inextricably linked. The modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (mYFAS 2.0) is a brief measurement for assessing food addiction. This study aimed to explore the structure of the Chinese version of the mYFAS 2.0 and assess the occurrence of food addiction in a sample of college students in Northeast China.

methodsA cross-sectional design was conducted in a sample of 1099 undergraduate students in Northeast China. Participants completed the sociodemographic questionnaire, the Chinese version of the mYFAS 2.0, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-8), and the Self-Esteem Scale (SES) to test the hypothesis. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed to examine the underlying factor structure of the mYFAS 2.0. Two weeks later, 62 students who participated in the first test were recruited to evaluate the test-retest reliability.

resultsThe Chinese version of the mYFAS 2.0 demonstrated adequate internal consistency, good test-retest reliability and satisfactory construct validity. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis found that the Chinese version of the mYFAS 2.0 demonstrated a good fit to the two-factor solution identified by the exploratory factor analysis and showed superior fit indices compared to the one-factor model. The prevalence of food addiction in our sample was found to be in line with rates observed in other Asian and Western samples. The mYFAS 2.0 symptom count scores were correlated with BMI, the idea of dieting to lose weight, the desire to overeat, low self-esteem, and impulsivity.

conclusionThe results indicate that the Chinese version of the mYFAS 2.0 has good reliability and validity, and that it can be considered a tool to evaluate the addictive eating behaviours of undergraduate students.

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Eating behaviourFactor analysisFood addictionImpulsivityPsychometric propertiesSelf-esteemValidationYale Food Addiction Scale

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