Psychiatry Investig.  2017 Sep;14(5):595-602. 10.4306/pi.2017.14.5.595.

Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the General-Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait for Children

• Jeong JE
• Jung DJ
• Kwak M
• Yang HK
• Lim SY
• Lee JH
• Yoon KH
• Kim DJ

• KMID: 2395482
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4306/pi.2017.14.5.595

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.

Keyword

Craving; Scale; Validation studies

MeSH Terms

Child*
Craving*
Eating
Feeding Behavior
Humans
Reproducibility of Results*
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity