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Validating a Chinese version of the Weight Self-stigma Questionnaire for use with obese adults.
- Source :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Aug2017, Vol. 23 Issue 4, pn/a-N.PAG, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background Although weight-based stigmatization is pervasive in everyday life, a suitable measure of weight self-stigma is currently unavailable for the obese Chinese population. Aims The purpose of this study was to translate and test the psychometric properties of the Weight Self-stigma Questionnaire into Chinese (C-WSSQ) for use with obese Chinese people. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 156 overweight or obese adults. The data were collected from September to December 2015. Data on the body mass index, C-WSSQ, and Multidimensional Body Self-relation Questionnaire were used. Results The reproducibility and Cronbach a of the C-WSSQ were .892 and .880, respectively, indicating acceptable reliability. The exploratory factor analysis revealed that 2 extracted factors identified to the domain structures of the C-WSSQ, as explained by the 67.05% total variance. The C-WSSQ also demonstrated that the 2-factor model, self-devaluation, and fear of enacted stigma fit the data on the basis of confirmatory factor analysis. Meanwhile, the C-WSSQ was correlated with body mass index and Multidimensional Body Self-relation Questionnaire, indicating an acceptable criterion-related validity. Conclusion The C-WSSQ shows adequate reliability and validity. The health professionals can use the C-WSSQ to assess weight self-stigma of obese Chinese adults before and after intervention of a weight-loss program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- OBESITY & psychology
CHINESE people
CONFIDENCE intervals
STATISTICAL correlation
DISCRIMINANT analysis
FACTOR analysis
RESEARCH methodology
PSYCHOMETRICS
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH evaluation
STATISTICAL sampling
SOCIAL stigma
T-test (Statistics)
TRANSLATIONS
STATISTICAL reliability
EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
BODY mass index
MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques
CROSS-sectional method
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13227114
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124719819
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12537