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(en): | Ciupitu-Plath, Cristina Wiegand, Susanna Babitsch, Birgit |
Stichwörter: | adolescents; BODY-IMAGE; CHILDREN; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINATION; DISORDER; ESTEEM; GENERAL SELF-EFFICACY; HEALTH; pediatric obesity; Psychology; Psychology, Developmental; psychometric properties; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; weight bias internalization | Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 | Herausgeber: | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Journal: | JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY | Volumen: | 43 | Ausgabe: | 1 | Startseite: | 40 | Seitenende: | 51 | Zusammenfassung: | 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 a, 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. |
ISSN: | 01468693 | DOI: | 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx079 |
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