2021
Examining impairment and distress from food addiction across demographic and weight groups
Carr MM, Lawson JL, Wiedemann AA, Barnes RD. Examining impairment and distress from food addiction across demographic and weight groups. Eating Behaviors 2021, 43: 101574. PMID: 34678631, PMCID: PMC8629934, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistress/impairmentFood addictionNormal weightYale Food Addiction Scale 2.0Prevalence ratesWeight groupFA symptomsEducational groupsDiagnostic significanceHeterogenous groupDemographic groupsLogistic regressionSignificant distressImpairmentSymptom countsFA severitySymptom indicatorsOverweightImpairment indicatorsMenGroupDistressAddictionPrior studiesObesity
2018
Measurement Invariance of the Modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 Across Gender and Racial Groups
Carr MM, Schulte EM, Saules KK, Gearhardt AN. Measurement Invariance of the Modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 Across Gender and Racial Groups. Assessment 2018, 27: 356-364. PMID: 29973060, DOI: 10.1177/1073191118786576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood addictionYale Food Addiction Scale 2.0Yale food addictionRace/ethnicityLarge epidemiological samplePrevalence ratesBrief screenerGender groupsCertain foodsEpidemiological sampleHispanic individualsGeneralizability of findingsMYFAS 2.0Reference populationHigh rateVulnerable individualsAddictionDemographic quotasRacial groupsTrue differencesGroupOvereating, Overweight, and Substance Use: What Is the Connection?
Saules K, Carr M, Herb K. Overeating, Overweight, and Substance Use: What Is the Connection? Current Addiction Reports 2018, 5: 232-242. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-018-0208-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain reward pathwaysSubstance use disordersRisk factorsReward pathwayExcessive eatingFood addictionWeight loss surgeryGut-brain communicationCommon risk factorsGut-brain connectionAddictive behaviorsGastric bypassNocturnal eatingSUD onsetUse disordersBrain circuitrySubstance useDrug addictionEatingObesityEmotional eatingReviewThis paperBehavioral phenotypesAddictionDysregulation
2017
Measurement Invariance of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 Across Gender and Racial Groups
Carr M, Catak P, Pejsa-Reitz M, Saules K, Gearhardt A. Measurement Invariance of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 Across Gender and Racial Groups. Psychological Assessment 2017, 29: 1044-1052. PMID: 27893229, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood addictionPalatable foodDiverse sampleGood psychometric supportMeasurement invariance testingSingle latent constructConfirmatory factor analysisHypothesized factor structureCross-sectional survey designSample of menInvariance testingPhenomenological experienceMeasurement invariancePsychometric supportDrugs of abuseFactor structureLatent constructsHeterogeneous sampleFactor analysisAddictionBlack participantsSurvey designMeasuresExperienceRelative impact