Exploring the structural and construct validity of the Brazilian Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait-reduced (FCQ-T-r)

Food cravings play an important role in the neurobiology of appetitive behavior, being positively associated with negative feelings, eating disorders, and obesity. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait-reduced (FCQ-T-r), a short ver...

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Published in:	Revista brasileira de psiquiatria Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 66 - 69
Main Authors:	Queiroz de Medeiros, Anna C, Pedrosa, Lucia de F C, Yamamoto, Maria E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria 01-01-2019 Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
Subjects:	Adult Brazil Brief Communication Craving Eating behavior Feeding Behavior - psychology Female food craving Humans Male PSYCHIATRY psychometric Psychometrics Reproducibility of Results Surveys and Questionnaires Brazil psychometric food craving Eating behavior
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Summary:	Food cravings play an important role in the neurobiology of appetitive behavior, being positively associated with negative feelings, eating disorders, and obesity. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait-reduced (FCQ-T-r), a short version of the most widely used measure of this behavior. Undergraduate students (n=505) completed the full version of the FCQ-T and the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire. Respondents' height and weight were also measured. Exploratory factor analyses were performed. The FCQ-T-r exhibited a single-factor structure and satisfactory internal consistency (α > 0.80). A positive correlation was observed between FCQ-T-r scores and those of the original version. Furthermore, FCQ-T-r scores correlated positively with uncontrolled eating and emotional eating behaviors. No correlation was found between body mass index and FCQ-T-r scores. Considering our sample characteristics, we suggested specific FCQ-T-r cutoff points for males and females in the Brazilian population. Our results support the structure of the Brazilian adaptation of the FCQ-T-r, which seems to be a viable instrument to investigate food cravings, particularly in time-constrained settings. Further studies are needed to verify these findings in other age ranges and clinical samples.
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ISSN:	1516-4446 1809-452X 1809-452X
DOI:	10.1590/1516-4446-2017-0019