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YFAS

The YFAS is a self-report questionnaire measuring symptoms of addictive-like eating behaviour in response to highly palatable foods. Developed by Gearhardt, Corbin, and Brownell in 2009, it is based on diagnostic criteria for substance use disorder and adapted to assess dependence-like symptoms related to food consumption. The YFAS 2.0, released in 2016, improved psychometric properties and reduced item burden. It is used in research on obesity, food addiction, and eating behaviour regulation.

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Yale Food Addiction Scale
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / clinical-psychology
  • Gearhardt, A. N., Corbin, W. R., & Brownell, K. D. (2009). Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale. Appetite, 52(2), 430–436. · DOI 10.1016/j.appet.2008.12.003
  • Gearhardt, A. N., Corbin, W. R., & Brownell, K. D. (2016). Development of the Yale Food Addiction Scale Version 2.0. European Eating Disorders Review, 24(3), 218–225. · DOI 10.1037/t48787-000
  • Schulte, E. M., Avena, N. M., & Gearhardt, A. N. (2018). Which foods may be addictive? The roles of processing, fat content, and glycemic load. Nutrients, 7(12), 5541. · URL
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