Adaptation of the Mindful Eating Scale into Turkish: A Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

Objective: The primary aim of this study was to adapt the Mind-Eat Scale, which was developed to assess mindful eating behavior, into Turkish and to examine its validity and reliability in detail. Mindful eating is an approach that seeks to increase individuals’ awareness of hunger, satiety, reasons for eating, and the eating process itself. In this context, the study aimed to introduce a contemporary measurement tool into Turkish that can comprehensively assess the multidimensional nature of this behavior. Materials and Methods: The study included 260 adult individuals. The linguistic equivalence of the Turkish version of the scale was established using a forward-backward translation. Analyses of validity and reliability were subsequently conducted. To assess construct validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed; reliability was evaluated through Cronbach’s alpha and test-retest correlation coefficients. Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the scale has a six-factor structure. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the model fit indices were within acceptable limits (CFI = 0.923; RMSEA = 0.064). The internal consistency coefficient was calculated as 0.79, and test-retest correlations ranged between 0.77 and 0.95. Conclusion: The Turkish-adapted version of the Mind-Eat Scale has been established as a valid and reliable instrument for assessing mindful eating behavior among Turkish-speaking adult individuals. Owing to its broad theoretical scope and robust psychometric properties, the scale makes a meaningful contribution to the literature.

Keywords

• Nutritional behavior
• mindful eating
• Validity and reliability
• Turkish adaptation
• Eating awareness

Bilinçli Yeme Ölçeğinin Türkçeye Uyarlanması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, bilinçli yeme davranışını değerlendirmek üzere geliştirilen Mindful Eating (Mind-Eat) Ölçeğinin Türkçeye uyarlanması ve bu ölçeğin geçerlik ile güvenirlik özelliklerinin ayrıntılı biçimde incelenmesidir. Bilinçli/Farkındalıklı yeme, bireyin açlık, tokluk, yeme motivasyonları ve yeme sürecine yönelik farkındalığını artırmayı hedefleyen bir yaklaşımdır. Bu bağlamda, söz konusu davranışın çok boyutlu yapısını kapsamlı biçimde değerlendirebilecek güncel bir ölçüm aracının Türkçeye kazandırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırmaya 260 yetişkin birey katılmıştır. Ölçeğin Türkçe versiyonunun dil eşdeğerliği, çeviri-geri çeviri yöntemiyle sağlanmıştır. Ardından geçerlik ve güvenilirlik analizleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yapı geçerliğini değerlendirmek amacıyla açıklayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri uygulanmış; güvenilirlik düzeyi ise Cronbach alfa katsayısı ve test-tekrar test korelasyonlarıyla belirlenmiştir. Bulgular: Açıklayıcı faktör analizi, ölçeğin altı faktörlü bir yapıya sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizinden elde edilen model uyum indeksleri önerilen sınırlar içindedir (CFI = 0,923; RMSEA = 0,064). Ölçeğin iç tutarlılık katsayısı 0,79 olarak bulunmuş; test-tekrar test korelasyonları ise 0,77 ile 0,95 arasında değişmektedir. Sonuç: Mind-Eat Ölçeğinin Türkçeye uyarlanmış formu, bilinçli yeme davranışını değerlendirme konusunda Türkçe konuşan yetişkin popülasyonlar için geçerli ve güvenilir bir araç olarak belirlenmiştir. Ölçek, teorik kapsamının genişliği ve güçlü psikometrik yapısıyla Türkçe literatüre anlamlı bir katkı sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

• Beslenme davranışı
• bilinçli yeme
• Geçerlik ve güvenirlik
• Türkçe uyarlama
• Yeme farkındalığı

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