Graduation Date
Spring 2018
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Master of Arts degree with a major in Psychology, option Academic Research
Committee Chair Name
Dr. William Reynolds
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Dr. Christopher Aberson
Second Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Third Committee Member Name
Dr. Carrie Aigner
Third Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
Food, Addiction, Binge, Eating, Binging, Dependence, Sugar, Fat, Salt, Carbohydrates, Addictive
Subject Categories
Psychology
Abstract
Current research shows that foods high in sugar, salt, and fat can illicit addictive responses (Pursey, Stanwell, Gearhardt, Collins, & Burrows, 2014). Although measures of overeating pathology exist, only a few are dedicated to food addiction. Two of these measures are the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS; Gearhardt, Corbin, & Brownell, 2009b) and the Eating Behaviors Questionnaire (EBQ; Merlo, Klingman, Malasanos, & Silverstein, 2009). Given the shortage of food addiction measures, the Humboldt Food Addiction Questionnaire (HFAQ) was developed to supplement the need for additional tools. Recruited from both a university and online, 626 participants completed this study. Reliability of the HFAQ was excellent at .95. Strong relationships were found between the HFAQ and two other measures of food addiction, the YFAS and EBQ. A measure of eating pathology, the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), and a measure of impulsivity, the Delaying Gratification Inventory (DGI short form with food subscale) were used to measure convergent validity. There was a moderate relationship between the HFAQ and the two convergent measures. Discriminant validity was also established between the HFAQ and a measure of alcohol and drug use. An exploratory factor analysis showed that DSM substance criteria were present within a five-factor solution.
Citation Style
APA
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Sarah R., "Reliability and validity of the Humboldt food addiction questionnaire" (2018). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 118.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/118