Weight Bias: A Systematic Review of Characteristics and Psychometric Properties of Self-Report Questionnaires

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dc.contributor.authorLacroix, Emilie
dc.contributor.authorAlberga, Angela
dc.contributor.authorRussell-Mathew, Shelly
dc.contributor.authorMcLaren, Lindsay
dc.contributor.authorvon Ranson, Kristin
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-01T17:22:02Z
dc.date.available2023-06-01T17:22:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractPeople living with overweight and obesity often experience weight-based stigmatization. Investigations of the prevalence and correlates of weight bias and evaluation of weight bias reduction interventions depend upon psychometrically-sound measurement. Our paper is the first to comprehensively evaluate the psychometric properties, use of people-first language within items, and suitability for use with various populations of available self-report measures of weight bias. We searched five electronic databases to identify English-language self-report questionnaires of weight bias. We rated each questionnaire's psychometric properties based on initial validation reports and subsequent use, and examined item language. Our systematic review identified 40 original self-report questionnaires. Most questionnaires were brief, demonstrated adequate internal consistency, and tapped key cognitive and affective dimensions of weight bias such as stereotypes and blaming. Current psychometric evidence is incomplete for many questionnaires, particularly with regard to the properties of test-retest reliability, sensitivity to change as well as discriminant and structural validity. Most questionnaires were developed prior to debate surrounding terminology preferences, and do not employ people-first language in the items administered to participants. We provide information and recommendations for clinicians and researchers in selecting psychometrically sound measures of weight bias for various purposes and populations, and discuss future directions to improve measurement of this construct.
dc.description.copyright© 2017 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000475716
dc.identifier.issn1662-4025
dc.identifier.issn1662-4033
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/22611
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKarger Publishers
dc.relationFonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS)
dc.relationCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
dc.relationPublic Health Agency of Canada
dc.relationAlberta Innovates – Health Solutions
dc.relationCampus Alberta Health Outcomes & Public Health
dc.relation.hasversionwww.karger.com/?doi=10.1159/000475716
dc.relation.ispartofObesity Facts
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplinePsychology
dc.titleWeight Bias: A Systematic Review of Characteristics and Psychometric Properties of Self-Report Questionnaires
dc.typejournal-article
oaire.citation.endPage237
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage223
oaire.citation.titleObesity Facts: The European Journal of Obesity
oaire.citation.volume10
oaire.license.conditionhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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