Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale

Goldfarb, Lori A.; Dykens, Elisabeth M.; Gerrard, Meg

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“…The Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale (GFFS) is a 10-item scale to assess personal fears of weight gain and becoming fat on a 4-point response format (21). The GFFS has high test-retest reliability ( r = 0.88), good internal consistency (a = 0.85), and validity in differentiating bulimics, repeat dieters, and dieters.…”

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Prejudice Toward Fat People: The Development and Validation of the Antifat Attitudes Test

et al. 1997

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COBI, CRISTINA BUBB-LEWIS. Prejudice toward fat people: The development and validation of the Antifat Attitudes Test. Obes Res. 1997;5:297-307. Although the stigma of obesity in our society is well documented, the measurement of antifat attitudes has been a difficult undertaking. Two studies were conducted to construct and validate the Antifat Attitudes Test (AFAT). In study 1, college students (110 men and 175 women) completed the preliminary 54-item AFAT and specific indices of body image and weight-related concerns. Psychometric and factor analysis revealed a 47-item composite scale and three internally consistent factors that were uncorrelated with social desirability: Social/Character Disparagement, Physical/Romantic Unattractiveness, and Weight ControVBlame. Several body image correlates of antifat prejudice were identified, and men expressed more negative attitudes than women. Study 2 experimentally examined the effects of information about the controllability of weight on the antifat attitudes of 120 participants. Exposure to information on behavioral vs. biogenetic control led to greater blame of persons who are fat for their body size. The implications of the findings and the potential utility of the AFAT are discussed.LEWIS, ROBIN J, THOMAS F CASH, LORA JA-

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Prejudice Toward Fat People: The Development and Validation of the Antifat Attitudes Test

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“…On the 10-item Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale (GFFS; Goldfarb, Dykens & Gerrard, 1985), subjects convey their feelings and beliefs about being or becoming fat on a 4-point scale from "very untrue" to "very true." In this study, the GFFS possessed an internal consistency of 35.…”

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Body images, body-size perceptions, and eating behaviors among African-American and white college women

Rucker

Cash

1992

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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Previous research indicates a lower prevalence of eating disorders within black than white populations. The purpose of this investigation was to examine multiple facets of body image and eating behaviors among 104 African‐American and white female college students. Four primary domains assessed in this study were: (a) body‐image attitudes, (b) body‐image perceptions, (c) weight concerns and eating behaviors, and (d) judgments of the thinness‐fatness of varying body sizes. As hypothesized, black females held more favorable bodyimage attitudes than whites, on both global and weight‐related body‐image affects, cognitions, and behaviors. Moreover, compared with whites, black women held body‐size ideals that were less thin and more congruent with their current perceived size. Evidence from the novel Perceptions of Fatness Procedure indicates that black women held less strict criteria for perceiving body fatness. Whites reported more frequent eating restraint and sub‐clinical eating dyscontrol. Results are discussed in the context of cultural and developmental influences on the body images of African‐American and white women in Western society. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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“…Higher scores reflect more disordered behaviors and attitudes. The Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale (GFF; Goldfarb, Dykens, & Gerrard, 1985) is a 10-item measure of one's fear of fat. Higher scores reflect a greater fear.…”

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Sociocultural influences on eating attitudes and behaviors, body image, and psychological functioning: A comparison of African-American, Asian-American, and Caucasian college women

Akan

Grilo

1995

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

328

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Eating attitudes and behaviors, body image, and psychological functioning were evaluated in 98 female college students: 36 African‐Americans, 34 Asian‐Americans, and 28 Caucasians. African‐Americans had significantly higher body mass index than either Asian‐American or Caucasians. In contrast, Caucasians reported greater levels of disordered eating and dieting behaviors and attitudes and greater body dissatisfaction than did Asian‐Americans and African‐Americans who differed little on these measures. The nature of variability in these eating behaviors and attitudes and body image was also examined within each of the three groups. A generally consistent pattern emerged within each racial group: low self‐esteem and high public self‐consciousness were associated with greater levels of problematic eating behaviors and attitudes and body dissatisfaction. A history of being teased about weight and size was associated with problematic eating behaviors and attitudes and body dissatisfaction in African‐Americans and Caucasians but not in Asian‐Americans. The findings suggest that there exist important racial differences on various aspects of eating, dieting, and body image in college women. Contrary to hypothesis, the degree of acculturation and assimilation within the African‐American and Asian‐American groups was unrelated to variability in these domains. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Goldfarb Fear of Fat Scale

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Prejudice Toward Fat People: The Development and Validation of the Antifat Attitudes Test

Prejudice Toward Fat People: The Development and Validation of the Antifat Attitudes Test

Body images, body-size perceptions, and eating behaviors among African-American and white college women

Sociocultural influences on eating attitudes and behaviors, body image, and psychological functioning: A comparison of African-American, Asian-American, and Caucasian college women

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