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Concept and evaluation of food craving: unidimensional scales based on the Trait and the State Food Craving Questionnaire

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Author(s):
Maranhao, Mara Fernandes [1] ; Estella, Nara Mendes [1] ; Cogo-Moreira, Hugo [1] ; Schmidt, Ulrike [2] ; Campbell, Iain C. [2] ; Claudino, Angelica Medeiros [1]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Rua Borges Lagoa 570, BR-04038000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Kings Coll London, London - England
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Cadernos de Saúde Pública; v. 34, n. 5 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

``Craving{''} is a motivational state that promotes an intense desire related to consummatory behaviors. Despite growing interest in the concept of food craving, there is a lack of available instruments to assess it in Brazilian Portuguese. The objectives were to translate and adapt the Trait and the State Food Craving Questionnaire (FCQ-T and FCQ-S) to Brazilian Portuguese and to evaluate the psychometric properties of these versions. The FCQ-T and FCQ-S were translated and adapted to Brazilian Portuguese and administered to students at the Federal University of Sao Paulo. Both questionnaires in their original models were examined considering different estimators (frequentist and bayesian). The goodness of fit underlying the items from both scales was assessed through the following fit indices: chi(2), WRMR residual, comparative fit index, Tucker-Lewis index and RMSEA. Data from 314 participants were included in the analyses. Poor fit indices were obtained for both of the original questionnaires regardless of the estimator used and original structural model. Thus, three eating disorder experts reviewed the content of the instruments and selected the items which were considered to assess the core aspects of the craving construct. The new and reduced models (questionnaires) generated good fit indices. Our abbreviated versions of FCQ-S and FCQ-T considerably diverge from the conceptual framework of the original questionnaires. Based on the results of this study, we propose a possible alternative, i.e., to assess craving for food as a unidimensional construct. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/04258-5 - A double-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial on the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in obese people with binge eating disorder
Grantee:Angélica de Medeiros Claudino
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants