Kircaburun, K., Unubol, H., Sayar, G. H., Stavropoulos, V., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020). Measurement, prevalence, and psychological risk factors associated with addictive food consumption: Development of a new food addiction scale and evidence from a national largescale sample. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 9
(3), 836–852. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00052
From the research article’s abstract: “To date, a number of studies have investigated the prevalence and correlates of addictive food consumption. However, these studies have mostly relied on models that comprised a narrow range of variables in often small and heterogenous samples. The purpose of the present study was to comprehensively examine the measurement aspects, the prevalence, and the psychological correlates of addictive eating among a largescale national sample of Turkish adults. Participants (N = 24,380, 50% men, Mage = 31.79 years, age range = 18–81 years) completed a battery of tests including the Food Addiction Risk Questionnaire (FARQ), the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised. According to analyses conducted, the FARQ had a uni-dimensional factor structure.