Health and Wellness Studies Department, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Nov 13;21(11):1509. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21111509.
A culturally adapted screening tool for mental health and dietary quality is needed to address the significant challenges in mental health and suboptimal diets among college students. The purpose of this study was to validate the Food-Mood Questionnaire (FMQ), originally developed in English, among Arab college students. Students attending the University of Sharjah were invited to complete the questionnaire ( = 224). Two weeks later, participants completed the same questionnaire again. An exploratory factor analysis revealed three main factors: mental distress, prudent and Western diets. Cronbach's α was 0.86, 0.72, and 0.531 for the three factors, respectively. The Intra-Class-Correlation (ICC) for the test-retest reliability ranged from 0.67 to 0.87 ( < 0.001). The findings of this study showed that the Arabic version of the FMQ is a valid and reliable tool and could be used to screen for the mental distress and dietary intake of college students in the Arab world.
需要一种文化适应性的心理健康和饮食质量筛查工具,以解决大学生心理健康和饮食不佳方面的重大挑战。本研究旨在验证最初用英语开发的食物-情绪问卷(FMQ)在阿拉伯大学生中的有效性。邀请沙迦大学的学生完成问卷(=224 人)。两周后,参与者再次完成相同的问卷。探索性因素分析显示出三个主要因素:精神困扰、谨慎和西方饮食。三个因素的克朗巴赫 α 分别为 0.86、0.72 和 0.531。测试-重测信度的组内相关系数(ICC)范围为 0.67 至 0.87(<0.001)。本研究结果表明,FMQ 的阿拉伯语版本是一种有效且可靠的工具,可用于筛查阿拉伯世界大学生的精神困扰和饮食摄入情况。