Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Version of the Hunger Sensitivity Scale for University Students

Abstract

Objective: This study was carried out to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Hunger Sensitivity Scale for university students. Methods: This methodological study was conducted with 913 university students between September 2018 and December 2018. Data were collected using a sociodemographic information form and the Hunger Sensitivity Scale. Factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, and item-total score analysis were used for the analysis of the data. Results: The scale consisted of 29 items and three subscales. The three subscales were found to explain 56.32% of the total variance. The total factor loads were found to be greater than 0.30 in both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. In confirmatory factor analysis, all the fit indexes were found to be greater than 0.88, while RMSEA was less than 0.080. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the overall scale was 0.95, while the Cronbach's alpha values for the subscales were determined to range between 0.77 and 0.93. Conclusion: In this study, it was found that the Hunger Sensitivity Scale for University students was a valid and reliable measurement tool for Turkish sampling.