Turkish Adaptation of the Satisfaction with Food-Related Life Scale

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study is adaptation of the "Satisfaction with Food-Related Life Scale", whose original language is English, into Turkish for adolescents. Materials and Methods: The study is a scale adaptation study to determine the validity and reliability of the scale. The study was conducted 472 participants studying in the province of Istanbul in September-November 2020. Data were collected with "Personal Information Form", "Satisfaction with Food-Related Life Scale " and "Life Satisfaction Scale". The validity and reliability analyzes of the scale were made with the collected data. Results: For the five-item and one-dimensional scale, the eigen-value was 2.72 and the explained variance rate was 54.4%. The factor loadings of the items ranged from 0.44 to 0.76. The Cronbach Alpha internal reliability coefficient was 0.78. According to the results of confirmatory factor analysis, fit indices were found as x2/df= 2.38, RMSEA= 0.069, SRMR= 0.029, CFI=0.982, IFI=0.983 and GFI=0.984. The test-retest correlation is 0.86. The correlation between the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Satisfaction with Food-Related Life Scale was found to be 0.53. Conclusion: Satisfaction with Food-Related Life Scale, which was adapted into Turkish, is a valid and reliable scale for adolescents aged 14-18.