Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the General-Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait for Children

• DOI: 10.4306/pi.2017.14.5.595
• Publication Date: 2017-10-10T06:02:54Z
• Authors: Jo-Eun Jeong; Dong-Jin Jung; Minjung Kwak; Hae Kyung Yang; Sun-Young Lim; Jin-Hee Lee; Kun-Ho Yoon; Dai-Jin Kim
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; Original Article

The General-Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait (G-FCQ-T) is a validated, assessment scale for food craving. The aim of this study was to measure its reliability and validity for Korean children.A total of 172 children (94 boys and 78 girls) were selected to fill out a set of questionnaires, including the G-FCQ-T, the Children's version of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ-C), and the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) in the Korean language.The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.933) and test-retest reliability (r=0.653) were satisfactory. The G-FCQ-T showed a significantly positive correlation with the DEBQ-C (r=0.560) and the TFEQ (r=0.397). The optimum cutoff score of the G-FCQ-T set by Receiver Operating Characteristics analysis was 51, with sensitivity and specificity of 0.833 and 0.825, respectively, for children.The G-FCQ-T showed good reliability and validity for assessing food craving for children and could become a practial instrument in clinical and research settings.