Open AccessPsychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire and Weight Bias Internalization Scale in children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Amir H. Pakpour,
MengChe Tsai,
Yi-Ching Lin,
Carol Strong,
Janet D. Latner,
Xavier C. C. Fung,
ChungYing Lin,
Hector W. H. Tsang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of clinical and health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2174-0852
pISSN - 1697-2600
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijchp.2019.03.001
Subject(s) - weight stigma , overweight , stigma (botany) , psychology , scale (ratio) , internalization , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , obesity , medicine , cartography , geography , psychiatry , receptor
WSSQ and WBIS were both valid to assess the internalization of weight bias. However, the two instruments demonstrated different properties and should be applied in different situations.
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