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Development of the Yale Food Addiction Scale Version 2.0

Gearhardt, Ashley N., Corbin, William R., Brownell, Kelly D.·2016·Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
DOI 10.1037/adb0000136
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Parallels in biological, psychological, and behavioral systems have led to the hypothesis that an addictive process may contribute to problematic eating. The Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) was developed to provide a validated measure of addictive-like eating behavior based upon the diagnostic criteria for substance dependence. Recently, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) was released, which included significant changes to the substance-related and addictive disorders (SRAD) section. In the current study, the YFAS 2.0 was developed to maintain consistency with the current diagnostic understanding of addiction and to improve the psychometric properties of the original YFAS. In a sample of 550 participants, 14.6% met criteria for food addiction. The YFAS 2.0 demonstrated good internal consistency, as well as convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity. Elevated scores on the YFAS 2.0 were associated with higher rates of obesity and more severe pathological eating (e.g., binge eating). The YFAS 2.0 also appeared to capture a related, but unique construct relative to traditional eating disorders. In a separate sample of 209 participants, the YFAS and YFAS 2.0 were directly compared. Both versions of the YFAS were similarly associated with elevated body mass index, binge eating, and weight cycling. However, exceeding the food addiction threshold was more strongly associated with obesity for the YFAS 2.0 than the original YFAS. Thus, the YFAS 2.0 appears to by a psychometrically sound measure that reflects the current diagnostic understanding of addiction to further investigate the potential role of an addictive process in problematic eating behavior.

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Authors
Gearhardt, A. N., Corbin, W. R., & Brownell, K. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Arizona State University (US)
  • Duke University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2016-02
Volume
30
Issue
1
Pages
113-121
ISSN
  • 0893-164X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1501
DOI
10.1037/adb0000136
OpenAlex
W2394736626
Cited by
740
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 61 · 2025: 94 · 2024: 89 · 2023: 70 · 2022: 75 · 2021: 81 · 2020: 116 · 2019: 49 · 2018: 56 · 2017: 37 · 2016: 12
FWCI
68.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
Yale Food Addiction Scale, food addiction, problematic eating, scale development, psychometric validation, obesity, binge eating, weight cycling, eating disorders
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Behavior, Addictive, Young Adult

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