The Role of Acceptance in Eating Behaviors—Spanish Validation of Food Craving Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (FAAQ-S)

Abstract

Background: The Food Craving Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (FAAQ) was developed to measure food craving acceptance, but has not yet been adapted to Spanish. The aim of this study was to validate the FAAQ to the Spanish population and to analyze its psychometric properties.Method: Two studies were conducted. In the first study, the sample consisted of 224 undergraduate students who participated in the comprehension of the Spanish version and the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The second sample consisted of 378 participants from a community sample who completed the refined version of the FAAQ and similar and dissimilar measures.Results: Study (1) The CFA was conducted, showing an inadequate fit of the model (CFI = 0.74, RMSEA = 0.18). Therefore, FAAQ was refined and it was administered to the community sample. Study (2) After an exploratory factor analysis, two factors were obtained as in the original FAAQ, Acceptance (30.92% variance explained) and Willingness (36.05%). The internal consistency was adequate for both subscales (ω = 0.88 and ω = 0.87, respectively). Correlation between the factors was r = 0.07, which provides evidence that Acceptance and Willingness are different constructs. Correlations of Acceptance with similar variables (r between −0.30 and −0.52) were stronger than the dissimilar measures (r between −0.26 and 0.24). This did not occur for the Willingness subscale, since correlations were low in all cases (r between −0.22 and 0.25).Conclusions: Spanish version of the FAAQ showed evidence of its reliability and validity, and may be a measure to provide a better understanding of how acceptance of thoughts and emotions concerning food and willingness impact eating management behaviors.

Experiential Avoidance in Primary Care Providers: Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian “Acceptance and Action Questionnaire” (AAQ-II) and Its Criterion Validity on Mood Disorder-Related Psychological Distress

“…The internal consistency of the AAQ-II in terms of McDonalds' omega was set at 0.93, which is very similar to the Cronbach's alpha value reported in a previous validation study using Brazilian undergraduate students [9]. It is also aligned with other validation studies from different countries and populations [9][10][11][12][13]52,[54][55][56][57]. Therefore, the Brazilian AAQ-II adaptation seems to be a structurally valid and internally consistent instrument to measure EA in Brazilian PC providers.…”

“…Content-specific versions have been created to increase psychometric properties in target populations and contexts. For instance, some modified versions of the AAQ-II have been adapted for the workplace (Work-related Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, WAAQ) [9]; for adults with hearing loss (Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-Adult Hearing Loss (AAQ-AHL)) [10]; for individuals who are overweight or obese (Food Craving Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, FAAQ)) [11,12]; for adults with chronic pain (Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II-pain version, AAQ-II-P) [13]; and cardiac patients (Cardiovascular Disease Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (CVD-AAQ)) [14]. A previous exploratory study that adapted a Portuguese version of the AAQ-II, using a sample of Brazilian college students, presented a unidimensional structure of the AAQ-II with a general factor having promising psychometric properties [15].…”

Yeme Arzusu Kabullenme ve Davranış Ölçeği’nin Türkçe Uyarlamasının Geçerlilik ve Güvenilirlik Çalışması

“…YAKDÖ alt faktörlerinin ölçeğin orijinal çalışmasında birbirleriyle anlamlı, pozitif korelasyonları bulunurken; İspanyol uyarlamasında anlamlı negatif korelasyonları bulunmuştur 11,24 . Bu çalışmada ise, YAKDÖ alt faktörlerinin birbirleriyle anlamlı negatif korelasyonları, "Kabul" alt boyutunun maddelerinin (4., 6., 7. ve 9. maddeler) ters puanlanmasından kaynaklanmaktadır.…”

“…Bu sonuçlar, YAKDÖ'nün psikolojik esnekliği yani bir bireyin, stresli düşünceler, açlık veya şiddetli yeme arzuları yaşasa bile, sağlıklı beslenme ve ağırlık kontrolü farkındalığıyla tutarlı davranış seçeneklerini ne ölçüde seçtiğini hem kabul, hem de isteklilik boyutları ile değerlendirdiğini göstermektedir. İspanyol uyarlamasında, paralel form olarak AAQ-II kullanılmış ve aralarında saptanan korelasyon YAKDÖ'nün psikolojik esneklik ölçüsüne değerlendirilmesinde kullanılabileceğini doğrulamıştır 24,10 .…”