Validation of the Italian Yale Food Addiction Scale in postgraduate university students
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Manzoni Gian Mauro, Rossi Alessandro, Pietrabissa Giada, Varallo Giorgia, Molinari Enrico, Poggiogalle Eleonora, Donini Lorenzo Maria, Tarrini Giulietta, Melchionda Nazario, Piccione Carla, Gravina Giovanni, Luxardi Gianluigi, Manzato Emilia, Schumann Romana, Innamorati Marco, Imperatori Claudio, Fabbricatore Mariantonietta, Castelnuovo Gianluca
ISSN: 1124-4909
Purpose: This 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. Methods: Two 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. Results: Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed that the single-factor model of the Italian YFAS including all original items had adequate fit indexes (χ2252 = 454.183; p