Objectives: The aim of the current study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument with psychometric qualities to measure effect of social media usage on eating behaviour in university students.Design: A thirty-eight-item draft scale developed by the researchers. After content validity, twenty-two items are remained and was used to collect the data. In the analysis of the data, confirmatory factor analyses were performed to test construct validity. For the reliability of the scale, Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated for the whole of the scale.Setting: The participants attended from various departments of different universities in Ankara.Participants: The scale was administered to the study group consisting of 247 university students.Results: Four items that had total correlation value less than 0·40 were removed from scale. The reliability coefficient of the whole eighteen-item scale was found to be 0·928.Conclusions: It has been shown that the scale developed as a result of the validity and reliability analyses performed for the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool and can be used in studies.

Objective: This study was conducted so at to verify the validity and reliability of “Food Neophobia Scale (FNS)” scale in Turkish.Methods: The study was conducted on a total of 195 individuals (46.2% is male, 53.8% is female) aged between 19 and 64 (38.6±13.51) who accepted to voluntarily participate in the study in Ankara. While the demographical characteristics of the patients were questioned in the first stage, the 10-item FNS form having been translated into Turkish was used. Results: In the study, the existence of sufficient correlation among the items in the scale and the adequacy of sample size was examined; it was determined that the sample size was sufficient (KMO=0.78) and there was a sufficient relationship between the items for factor analyzes (χ2=142.502; p<0.05). In the assessment of fit of the scale, good fit cover index of χ2 was used and consequently the scale was found to have a good fit. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient was found to be as 0.614 for the integrity of FNS. The Adjusted Goodness of Fit Index (AGFI) was found to be 0.92. The fact that this value is over 0.90 proves the model to have a good fit. Conclusion: The findings being acquired as a result of the all statistical analyzes have shown that the FNS adapted to Turkish is a reliable and valid measuring tool which can be used in Turkey. It is thought that FNS adapted to Turkish can contribute to the studies for research of food neophobia.

Food insecurity is a global public health problem characterised by the inability of individuals and households to regularly access sufficient, safe and nutritious food. The objective of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity and reliability of the Turkish adaptation of Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) in the adult population. A total of 536 individuals (357 females, 179 males) with an average age of 30.1 ± 10.2 years were involved. Questionnaire consisted of two sections including socio-demographic characteristics and FIES. For the adaptation of the scale to Turkish, the translation-back translation method was employed, involving expert translators for both English-to-Turkish and Turkish-to-English translations. The validation process included confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to assess the model fit. Data were analyzed using fit indices, descriptive statistics, and CFA for model validation. The Cronbach’s alpha for the FIES was 0.85, indicating good reliability. In the fit index results, excellent fit was obtained for all indices ​​except the SRMR value, which showed a good fit. The outcomes of the excellence of fit indices were as follows: CMIN/df = 1.261, AFGI = 0.985, GFI = 0.991, IFI = 0.995, CFI = 0.995, RMSEA = 0.031, SRMR = 0.069. These results show that Turkish version of FIES has structural validity and reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity and reliability in assessing food insecurity in Turkish adult population. The strong psychometric properties of the scale suggest that it can be used in research and policy development processes related to food insecurity. Future studies can further strengthen the findings by evaluating the applicability of the FIES across different socioeconomic groups. Not applicable.

Uncontrolled eating behavior in obese subjects is very similar to behavior in food addiction, suggesting a relationship. This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between childhood obesity and food addiction and to determine the frequency of food addiction among obese children and adolescents. The study included 100 overweight and obese children. Food addiction was evaluated by the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS). The cutoff value for food addiction was defined as the presence of 3 or more symptoms. Participants were between 10 and 18 years of age; 63% were girls. Of the participants, 71% had food addiction. The most addictive foods were chocolate, ice cream, carbonated beverages, French fries, white bread, rice, candy, chips and pasta, in decreasing order of frequency. Experiencing a frequent feeling of hunger was associated with a 2.2-fold increase in food addiction risk, while consumption of French fries ≥1-2 times per week was associated with a 2.3-fold increase in risk (p