The Validity and Reliability of Turkish Version of Obsessive Compulsive Eating Scale in University Students

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 3, 827 - 844

Kerim Kaan Göküstün , Aylin Ayaz

https://doi.org/10.21020/husbfd.1464162

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Turkish Obsessive Compulsive Eating Scale in young adults.
Materials and Method: The sample of the study consisted of 265 undergraduate students (170 female, 95 male) with an age between 18-30 years studying at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. The research data were collected with a questionnaire consisting of 5 sections. The questionnaire included questions assessing the socio-demographic data and eating habits of university students, obsessive-compulsive eating behavior scale, yale food addiction scale and Eating Attitude Test-26.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 20.83 ± 1.96 years and the scale was found to have a 3-factor structure. The first factor was defined as Thought Suppression and Control; the second factor as Effort and Performance; and the third factor as Imagination. Items 4 and 6 of the scale were removed.. The χ^2/sd value of the scale was 2.258, NFI value was 0.919, CFI value was 0.953, AGFI value was 0.903 and RMSEA value was 0.069 (0.052-0.086) at 90% confidence interval. The ICC value was found to be 0.87. The cronbach-α coefficient for the total OCES scale was 0.886. Statistically significant correlations were found between total OCES and symptom count and EAT-26 scores (r=0.206 and r=0.197, respectively)
Conclusion: Obsessive-compulsive eating scale is a valid and reliable scale in university students. In order to better understand the relationship between obsessive-compulsive eating behavior and eating habits, studies should be conducted in different age groups in the community.

Keywords

eating behavior, food addiction, obsessive compulsive eating scale, university students, validity and reliability

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval for this study was obtained from Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Social and Human Sciences Ethics Committee (Decision number/code: 07/657, Date: 25.10.2017) and completed in conformity with the standarts set by the Declaration of Helsinki.

Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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