ERIC Number: EJ804577
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 13
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Clinical Validation of the Trait and State Versions of the Food Craving Questionnaire
Moreno, Silvia; Rodriguez, Sonia; Fernandez, Mari Carmen; Tamez, Jeannine; Cepeda-Benito, Antonio
Assessment, v15 n3 p375-387 2008
This is the first study to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait (FCQ-T), and Food Craving Questionnaire-State (FCQ-S) measures using a clinically heterogeneous sample of eating disorder patients (N = 177) recruited from seven different outpatient eating disorder treatment centers in Spain. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) corroborated the factor structures of the FCQ-T and FCQ-S. The measures' scores and their factor-derived scale-scores yielded internal consistency reliability indexes that ranged from adequate to excellent. The measures were predictive of eating disorder symptoms. As expected, the FCQ-T was more strongly associated with eating disorder psychopathology than the FCQ-S. The results replicated the psychometric properties of the FCQ-T and FCQ-S in eating disorder populations and could become useful tools in clinical and research settings. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Factor Structure, Psychopathology, Questionnaires, Patients, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), Test Reliability, Predictor Variables, Self Concept, Body Composition, Females, Correlation, Reinforcement, Psychological Patterns
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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