Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Power of Food Scale for Use by Adult Populations in Portugal
Author(s) -
Gabriela Ribeiro,
Osvaldo Santos,
Marta Camacho,
Sandra Torres,
Filipa Mucha Vieira,
Daniel Sampaio,
Albino J. OliveiraMaia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta médica portuguesa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1646-0758
pISSN - 0870-399X
DOI - 10.20344/amp.6517
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , portuguese , brazilian portuguese , construct (python library) , construct validity , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , population , sample (material) , social psychology , power (physics) , clinical psychology , psychometrics , gerontology , environmental health , medicine , geography , computer science , cartography , quantum mechanics , chemistry , chromatography , philosophy , linguistics , physics , programming language
The Power of Food Scale measures appetite for, rather than consumption of, palatable foods - a construct frequently designated as hedonic hunger. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a Portuguese version of the Power of Food Scale, namely reliability and construct validity.
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