The Weight Bias Internalization Scale for Youth: Validation of a Specific Tool for Assessing Internalized Weight Bias Among Treatment-Seeking German Adolescents With Overweight
| Autor: | Susanna Wiegand, Cristina Ciupitu-Plath, Birgit Babitsch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pediatric Obesity Psychometrics Adolescent 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Overweight Childhood obesity Developmental psychology Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cronbach's alpha Quality of life Germany Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Body Image Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Internal-External Control Self-efficacy Psychological Tests Construct validity Reproducibility of Results medicine.disease Self Concept Self Efficacy Locus of control Cross-Sectional Studies Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Quality of Life Female medicine.symptom Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric psychology. 43(1) |
| ISSN: | 1465-735X |
| Popis: | Objective The study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of a partly adapted, German version of the Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-Y) in a sample of treatment-seeking adolescents with overweight. Methods A survey (N = 191), including measures of weight bias internalization (WBI), self-esteem, self-efficacy, health-related quality of life, and body-related locus of control, was followed by semistructured interviews (N = 10). Cronbach's α, correlation, and factor analyses were performed. Interview data were subjected to inductive content analysis. Results The WBIS-Y displayed good reliability and construct validity. WBI correlated negatively with self-esteem, self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life, and positively with body mass index and external body-related locus of control. Interviewees found the scale to be comprehensive, linguistically accessible, and acceptable despite its sensitive nature. Conclusions The WBIS-Y is recommended for use both in research with adolescents and as a guide for mitigating the negative consequences of weight stigmatization in the treatment of pediatric obesity. |
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