Swarna Nantha, Y., Kalasivan, A., Ponnusamy Pillai, M., Suppiah, P., Md Sharif, S., Krishnan, S. G., Samy Pullay, S., & Osman, N. A. (2019). The validation of the Malay Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0: factor structure, item analysis and model fit. Public Health Nutrition
, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980019002684
From the research article’s abstract: “Objective: The development of a second version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) coincides with the latest updates in the diagnosis of addiction as documented in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The objective of the present study was to translate the YFAS 2.0 into the Malay language and test its psychometric properties in a primary-care population. Design: Patients were assessed for food addiction utilizing the Malay YFAS 2.0. The participants were also assessed for eating disorder using the validated Malay Binge Eating Scale. The psychometric properties of the YFAS 2.0 were determined by analysing factor structure, overall item statistics, internal consistency and construct validity. Setting: Between 2017 and 2018, participants were chosen from a regional primary-care clinic in the district of Seremban, Malaysia. Participants: Patients (n 382) from a regional primary-care clinic. Results: