Objective: To investigate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Trait and State General Food Cravings Questionnaires (G-FCQ-T and G-FCQ-S) in college students.
Methods: Between 2017 and 2021, 1 408 college students were recruited online and offline to fill out questionnaires. Using Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire as the criterion, the factor structure was investigated through the G-FCQ-T and G-FCQ-S by exploratory factor analyses, and the confirmative factor analysis was used to confirm. There were 160 of them that did the retest 4 weeks later. Another 87 college students were observed for the changes of rating in G-FCQ-S under food deprivation and satiation conditions.
Results: The Chinese version of the G-FCQ-T had 19 items and a four-factor structure. The 4 factors had high correlations with the total score (r=0.752~0.882). The internal consistency coefficient of G-FCQ-T was 0.939, with better internal consistency of each factor (α=0.842~0.911). The test-retest reliability of the whole questionnaire was 0.736 and all dimensions had good test-retest reliability (r=0.587~0.756). The questionnaire structure showed good fit (χ2/df=5.556, TLI=0.875, CFI=0.894, RMSEA=0.098). The Chinese version of the G-FCQ-S had 15 items and a five-factor structure. The 5 factors had high correlations with the total score (r=0.699~0.786). The internal consistency coefficient of G-FCQ-S was 0.892, with better internal consistency of each factor (α=0.814~0.909). The test-retest reliability of the whole questionnaire was 0.451 and all dimensions had good test-retest reliability (r=0.144~0.589). The questionnaire structure showed good fit (χ2/df=1.952, TLI=0.943, CFI=0.957, RMSEA=0.065). To further test the criterion validity of G-FCQ-S, the total score and dimension score of G-FCQ-S before eating were significantly higher than those after eating (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: The Chinese version the G-FCQ-T and G-FCQ-S have good reliability and validity in college students.
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