Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Public health nutrition, cilt.25, ss.841-849, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Food-Mood Questionnaire (FMQ) for university students. Design: The original questionnaire developed by Begdache et al. (2019) was modified and translated into Turkish. The content validation ratio (CVR) and the content validity index (CVI) were used for content validity assessment. The construct validity was assessed by exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on data collected on university students who completed the survey online. Pearson's correlation coefficients and Cronbach's alpha were used to assess reliability and validity (P < 0 center dot 05). Setting: This study was conducted at five different universities in Turkey. Participants: A total of 251 (67 males and 184 females) undergraduate students participated in the study. Of these, seventy-five students completed a pre- and post-test assessment. Results: In the current study, 251 university students with a mean age of 21 center dot 9 +/- 4 center dot 1 years participated. The mean CVR and CVI were 0 center dot 96 and 0 center dot 98, respectively. Factor loadings ranged from 0 center dot 341 to 0 center dot 863, and item total score correlations ranged from 0 center dot 142 to 0 center dot 749. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0 center dot 633 for the whole scale. Five factors were extracted that had a good fit in CFA (chi (2)/DF = 1 center dot 37, root mean error of approximation: 0 center dot 039, goodness-of-fit index: 0 center dot 911 and comparative fit index: 0 center dot 933). Conclusions: The Turkish FMQ is a valid and a reliable tool for university students. FMQ can be used by clinicians or researchers to examine the mental distress and dietary patterns of university students. Further testing of the FMQ is required for validation in the general population.