title: Psychometric properties of the Italian Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait-reduced (FCQ-T-r).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to investigate dimensionality and psychometric properties of the Italian Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait-reduced (FCQ-T-r) in a sample of obese and overweight patients seeking weight loss treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 504 (416 women and 88 men) overweight and obese patients (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m(2)), and 289 (215 women and 74 men) Italian adults not currently seeking weight loss treatment. All participants were administered the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait (FCQ-T) and the Binge Eating Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The fifteen items included in the FCQ-T-r explained 93% of the variance of the 39-item FCQ-T total score (R(2) = 0.93). A principal axis factoring analysis indicated a one-factor solution, explaining 55.6% of the variance of the data. The FCQ-T-r had high internal consistency and was also able to differentiate between individuals with various severities of binge eating behavior.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The FCQ-T-r may be considered a useful instrument for measuring trait food craving, when time constraints impede the use of the 39-item FCQ-T.
authors: Università Europea di Roma, via degli Aldobrandeschi 190, 00163, Rome, Italy.
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Innamorati
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Imperatori
authors: Adrian
authors: A
authors: Meule
authors: Dorian A
authors: DA
authors: Lamis
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Contardi
authors: Michela
authors: M
authors: Balsamo
authors: Antonino
authors: A
authors: Tamburello
authors: Stella
authors: S
authors: Tamburello
authors: Mariantonietta
authors: M
authors: Fabbricatore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000523:psychology*; D066249:Craving / Q000502:physiology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult