Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the General-Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait for Children.
- Author:
Jo Eun JEONG
1
;
Dong Jin JUNG
;
Minjung KWAK
;
Hae Kyung YANG
;
Sun Young LIM
;
Jin Hee LEE
;
Kun Ho YOON
;
Dai Jin KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Validation Studies ; Original Article
- Keywords: Craving; Scale; Validation studies
- MeSH: Child*; Craving*; Eating; Feeding Behavior; Humans; Reproducibility of Results*; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity
- From:Psychiatry Investigation 2017;14(5):595-602
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The General-Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait (G-FCQ-T) is a validated, assessment scale for food craving. The aim of this study was to measure its reliability and validity for Korean children. METHODS: A total of 172 children (94 boys and 78 girls) were selected to fill out a set of questionnaires, including the G-FCQ-T, the Children's version of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ-C), and the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) in the Korean language. RESULTS: The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.933) and test-retest reliability (r=0.653) were satisfactory. The G-FCQ-T showed a significantly positive correlation with the DEBQ-C (r=0.560) and the TFEQ (r=0.397). The optimum cutoff score of the G-FCQ-T set by Receiver Operating Characteristics analysis was 51, with sensitivity and specificity of 0.833 and 0.825, respectively, for children. CONCLUSION: The G-FCQ-T showed good reliability and validity for assessing food craving for children and could become a practial instrument in clinical and research settings.
