Children’s Power of Food Scale: Turkish validity and reliability study

Abstract

Objective: In this study, the aim of the present study was to validate the Turkish version of the C-PFS after translation of the original version. Design: The data were collected via face-to-face interviews using the Turkish version of C-PFS (C-PFS-T) and a sociodemographic information form. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated by dividing body weight by the square of the height. After the adaptation of the scale to Turkish language, validity and reliability analysis were conducted for the C-PFS-T. Setting: Gülhane Training and Research Hospital Department of Child Health and Diseases Nutrition and Diet Unit in Ankara Participants: This research was conducted with volunteer children and adolescents between the ages of 9 and 16 (n 268) Results: It was concluded that the 15-item C-PFS-T was collected under 3 factors as in the original version of the child version. Cronbach α coefficient was found to be 0.878 for the scale. The confirmatory factor analysis results showed the acceptability and applicability of adapting the version of the C-PFS-T in terms of χ2/df(=3.816), AGFI(=0.931), RMSEA(=0.082) and GFI(=0.852) fit indices. C-PFS-T total score’s median value of obese group wasn’t substantially different from normal weight group. Conclusions: It was concluded that the Turkish version of the C-PFS, which provides an assessment of the hedonic hunger status of children and adolescents with 15 items and 3 subdimensions, has sufficient reliability and validity to be applied to these subjects.