Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0.

YFAS 2.0

What it measures

Addictive-like eating toward highly processed foods, operationalising the 11 DSM-5 substance-use-disorder criteria applied to food + clinical significance

Length and format

35 (YFAS 2.0); 13 (mYFAS 2.0). 8-point frequency (0 never - 7 every day); symptom-count (criteria met) + diagnostic threshold and severity (mild/moderate/severe) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages incl. ES, FR, DE, IT, PT, ZH, AR, FA, TR; broadly validated

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Gearhardt, A. N., Corbin, W. R., & Brownell, K. D. (2016). Development of the Yale Food Addiction Scale Version 2.0. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 30(1), 113-121.