Schiestl, E. T., & Gearhardt, A. N. (2018). Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children 2.0: A dimensional approach to scoring. European Eating Disorders Review, 26
(6), 605-617. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2648
From the research article’s abstract: “Objective: Assessment approaches for food addiction in younger samples have not been updated to reflect recently revised diagnostic approaches for addictive disorders. The aim of the current study is to develop a new dimensional approach to assess food addiction in adolescents that is psychometrically sound, developmentally appropriate, and reflective of the updated diagnostic criteria. Methods: The dimensional Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children 2.0 (dYFAS-C 2.0) and related measures were administered to 127 adolescents from the community in the United States. Endorsement rates for each question were reviewed, and the psychometric properties were evaluated. Results: Problem-focused symptoms had low endorsement rates and were excluded from the final version of the scale.