title: Validation of the Japanese version of the power of food scale in a young adult population.
abstract: To validate a Japanese version of Power of Food Scale (PFS-J), and to describe characteristics in appetitive motives among current Japanese young adults, the original English PFS was translated into Japanese and translated back into English, to confirm conceptual and linguistic equivalence, and administered to university students. Test-retest reliability of the PFS-J was evaluated in additional experiments. The PFS-J demonstrated good internal consistency and stability over time. Confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that the PFS-J has acceptable factor structure. Criterion validity was suggested, in that the relationship between the original PFS and Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire Revised-21 was similar to that between the Japanese versions of the scales. While no association was observed between the scores of PFS-J and Body Mass Index, the scores were higher in women than in men. Characteristics of the appetitive motives in Japan might be different from those in western countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abenoku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. taka4297@aol.com
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Orita
authors.forename: Yasuyoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001070:Appetitive Behavior; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004644:Emotions; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult