Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the selfperceived food literacy scale: Self-Perceived Food Literacy Scale

Kevser Tarı Selçuk; Celalettin  Çevik; Hakan Baydur; Reci Meseri

doi:10.23751/pn.v22i2.9662

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the selfperceived food literacy scale

Self-Perceived Food Literacy Scale

Authors

Kevser Tarı Selçuk Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Bandirma, Balikesir, Turkey. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1766-4914
Celalettin Çevik Balıkesir University Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Balikesir, Turkey. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1123-6196
Hakan Baydur Celal Bayar Faculty of Health Sciences, Social Work Department, Manisa, Turkey. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4439-3569
Reci Meseri Ege University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, İzmir, Turkey. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2482-3066

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23751/pn.v22i2.9662

Keywords:

literacy, food literacy, validity, reliability

Abstract

Purpose: The present study was aimed at adapting the Self-Perceived Food Literacy Scale into
Turkish and investigating its psychometric properties. Methods: This study was conducted with 391 adults
aged ≥18 years living in a provincial center. This five-point likert scale consists of 29 items and 8 sub-scales.
In the analysis of the study data, cronbach’s alpha values, ıntraclass correlation coefficient and item-total and
inter-scale correlation coefficients were calculated, and the confirmatory factor analysis and linear regression
analysis were performed. Results: The cronbach’s alpha value was 0.84, 0.70, 0.76, 0.61, 0.89, 0.69, 0.90, 0.92
for the subscales respectively (food preparation skills, resilience and resistance, healthy snack styles, social
and conscious eating, examining food labels, daily food planning, healthy budgeting, healthy food stockpiling)
and 0.83 for the overall scale. The test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient is between 0.80 and 0.96.
The goodness of fit values of the confirmatory factor analysis are between 0.062-0.93. Conclusion: The Self-
Perceived Food Literacy Scale adapted to Turkish society is a valid and reliable scale.

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