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Children's Power of Food Scale: Turkish validity and reliability study
Gülsüm Şahin-Bodur1, Alev Keser1, Mehtap Akçil-Ok2
1Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Ankara, Fatih Street, No: 197/A, Ankara06100, Turkey.
Insights
The Turkish version of the Children's Power of Food Scale (C-PFS-T) was validated for children and adolescents aged 9-16. This 15-item scale reliably assesses hedonic hunger in Turkish-speaking youth.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nutrition
- Psychometrics
- Child Health
Background:
- Assessing hedonic hunger in children is crucial for understanding eating behaviors.
- The original Children's Power of Food Scale (C-PFS) requires culturally adapted versions for diverse populations.
- Validating measurement tools ensures accurate data collection in research and clinical settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To translate and validate the Turkish version of the Children's Power of Food Scale (C-PFS-T).
- To assess the reliability and validity of the C-PFS-T in Turkish children and adolescents.
- To determine if the scale can be used to evaluate hedonic hunger in this population.
Main Methods:
- Translation and cultural adaptation of the original C-PFS into Turkish.
- Data collection through face-to-face interviews with 268 children and adolescents (ages 9-16).
- Statistical analyses including reliability (Cronbach's alpha) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for validity.
Main Results:
- The 15-item C-PFS-T demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.878).
- Confirmatory factor analysis supported the scale's structure, with acceptable fit indices (AGFI=0.931, RMSEA=0.082, GFI=0.852).
- No substantial difference in C-PFS-T scores was found between obese and normal-weight groups.
Conclusions:
- The Turkish version of the C-PFS (C-PFS-T) is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing hedonic hunger.
- The scale's three-factor structure, consistent with the original, is confirmed in the Turkish sample.
- The C-PFS-T is suitable for use with Turkish-speaking children and adolescents to evaluate their hedonic hunger status.
Objective:
The aim of the present study was to validate the Turkish version of the Children's Power of Food Scale (C-PFS-T) after translation of the original version.
Design:
The data were collected via face-to-face interviews using the C-PFS-T and a socio-demographic information form. BMI was calculated by dividing body weight by the square of the height. After the adaptation of the scale to Turkish language, validity and reliability analysis were conducted for the C-PFS-T.
Setting:
Gülhane Training and Research Hospital Department of Child Health and Diseases Nutrition and Diet Unit in Ankara.
Participants:
This research was conducted with volunteer children and adolescents between the ages of 9 and 16 years (n 268).
Results:
It was concluded that the 15-item C-PFS-T was collected under three factors as in the original version of the child version. Cronbach's α coefficient was found to be 0·878 for the scale. The confirmatory factor analysis results showed the acceptability and applicability of adapting the version of the C-PFS-T in terms of χ2/df (= 3·816), adjusted goodness-of-fit index (AGFI = 0·931), root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA = 0·082) and goodness-of-fit index (GFI = 0·852) fit indices. C-PFS-T total score's median value of obese group wasn't substantially different from normal weight group.Conclusions:It was concluded that the Turkish version of the C-PFS, which provides an assessment of the hedonic hunger status of children and adolescents with fifteen items and threesubdimensions, has sufficient reliability and validity to be applied to these subjects.
