Translation and validation of the Greek version of the Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale in an adult population

Argyrides, Marios; Charalambous, Zoe; Anastasiades, Elly; Michael, Katerina

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“…Higher scores imply lower internalized bias towards body weight. The Greek version of the WBIS‐M upheld its one‐factor structure and demonstrated excellent internal consistency (α = .91 ‐ .93 for all scales) and test–retest reliability ( r = .84) 31 …”

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“…Higher scores imply lower internalized bias towards body weight. The Greek version of the WBIS-M upheld its one-factor structure and demonstrated excellent internal consistency (α = .91 -.93 for all scales) and test-retest reliability (r = .84) 31. Dysfunctional eating habitsThe Greek version of the Drive for Thinness subscale from the Eating Disorders Inventory-3 (EDI-3)32 was used to assess dysfunctional eating habits.…”

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Validation of a Greek adaptation of the Anti‐Fat Attitudes Questionnaire

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The Anti-Fat Attitudes Questionnaire (AFA) measures prejudicial attitudes that are held about individuals with overweight BMI or obesity. Despite increased interest in research on anti-fat attitudes worldwide, the psychometric properties of the AFA have rarely been examined in non-English speaking populations. The present study aimed to address this gap in the literature by translating and validating the AFA in the Greek language. An online, community-based sample of 642 individuals (364 women) responded to the Greek translation of the AFA and measures of appearance satisfaction and appreciation, disordered eating, self-esteem and depression. Results indicated that the original three-factor solution of the AFA was maintained in both the Principal and Confirmatory Factor Analyses. Additionally, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and convergent validity all showed adequate results. These findings provide support for the use of the AFA in Greek-speaking populations. The availability of the Greek AFA adds to the toolbox of body image scholars working in the Greek context.

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“…In adult and youth samples, internalized weight stigma was quantified by 10 different iterations of the WBIS: the original 11-item scale [( 6 ); n = 18], the WBIS modified for all body weights with 11 items [WBIS-M; ( 1 ); n = 10], a 10-item version [( 36 ); n = 4], a modified 10-item version ( n = 1), the 19-item WBIS [( 6 ); n = 2], a modified 9-item Italian version [( 37 ); n = 1], a modified 10-item German version (34; n = 1), a modified Greek version ( 38 ), a modified Spanish version (( 39 ); n = 1), and the WBIS for children ( n = 2). The remaining adult studies quantified internalized weight stigma through administration of the Weight Self Stigma Questionnaire [( 40 ); n = 6] and the self-stigma sub-scale of the Acceptance and Action for Weight Questionnaire [AAQ-W; ( 41 ); n = 1].…”

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“…The reported correlations between BSQ scores and WBIS scores [0.54-0.77; ( 6 , 75 , 76 )], and EDI-BD and WBIS scores [0.69-0.72; ( 68 , 77 )] were of similar strengths. The other measures used in community and college samples were MSBRQ subscales correlated with various iterations of the WBIS [0.40-0.80; ( 12 , 36 , 38 , 59 , 61 , 69 , 70 )], the Male Body Attitudes Scale and 11-item WBIS-M [0.73; ( 60 )], the body dissatisfaction subscale of the EPSI and the WBIS-M [0.74-0.76; ( 79 )] and the Body Image States Scale correlated with the 11-item WBIS-M [0.27; ( 80 )]. All but four of the published community or college-based studies we identified reported correlations exceeding a large effect size, some approaching a perfect linear relationship ( 82 ).…”

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Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study

Saunders¹,

Nutter²,

Russell‐Mayhew³

2022

Front. Glob. Womens Health

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Both body dissatisfaction and internalized weight stigma have been identified as risk factors for many negative health outcomes for women, including depression and eating disorders. In addition to these contributions, these concepts have been found to overlap to various degrees in existing literature. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on articles published prior to February 2022 to demonstrate the conceptual and measurement overlap between body dissatisfaction and internalized weight stigma as currently quantified. We identified 48 studies examining the interrelation between body dissatisfaction and internalized weight stigma in predominantly female samples. Stronger correlations between these two constructs, some bordering on multicollinearity, were prevalent in community samples compared to clinical samples and with some but not all the commonly used measures in the body image and weight stigma fields. Body mass index (BMI) moderated these relations such that individuals with higher self-reported BMI were more likely to report lower correlations between the constructs. This concept proliferation, stronger for individuals with lower BMIs and community samples, necessitates the need change how we conceptualize and measure body dissatisfaction and internalized weight stigma. To this end, we conducted study two to refine existing measures and lessen the degree of measurement overlap between internalized weight stigma and body dissatisfaction, particularly in community samples of women. We aimed to clarify the boundaries between these two concepts, ensuring measurement error is better accounted for. Female university students completed existing measures of body satisfaction and internalized weight stigma, which were analyzed using an exploratory followed by a confirmatory factor analysis. In our attempts to modify two existing measures of internalized weight stigma and body dissatisfaction, the majority of the internalized weight stigma items were retained. In contrast, most of the body dissatisfaction items either cross-loaded onto both factors or loaded on to the internalized weight stigma factor despite being intended for the body dissatisfaction factor, suggesting that the measurement issues identified in recent prior research may be due not only to the way we conceptualize and quantify weight stigma, but also the ways in which we quantify body dissatisfaction, across the existing corpus of body dissatisfaction scales.

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“…However, given the consistent evidence that individuals with normal-weight (those with adequate body mass index (18.5–24.9 kg/m 2 ) also experience WBI [ 23 ], a modified version of the WBIS (The WBIS-M; [ 24 ]) was developed to adapt the scale for use across various body weight statuses. The WBIS-M has been translated and adapted to various cultures and languages over the recent years, including Spanish [ 25 ], Greek [ 26 ], Chinese [ 27 ], and Turkish [ 28 ]. More recently, a shortened 3-item version of the WBIS-M (i.e., WBIS-3) has been validated in the German general population [ 29 ].…”

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Psychometric properties of the Arabic versions of the Three-Item Short Form of the modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-3) and the Muscularity Bias Internalization Scale (MBIS)

Fekih‐Romdhane

Malaeb

et al. 2023

J Eat Disord

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Background There is a lack of psychometrically sound measures to assess internalized weight and muscularity biases among Arabic-speaking people. To fill this gap, we sought to investigate the psychometric properties of Arabic translations of the Three-Item Short Form of the Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-3) and the Muscularity Bias Internalization Scale (MBIS) in a sample of community adults. Methods A total of 402 Lebanese citizens and residents enrolled in this cross-sectional study (mean age: 24.46 years (SD = 6.60); 55.2% females). Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted using the principal-axis factoring and oblimin rotation to estimate parameters and the parallel analysis to determine the number of factors. CFA was conducted using the weighted least square mean and variance adjusted estimator which was recommended for ordinal CFA. Results An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the WBIS-3 resulted in a robust single-factor solution for the three items. An examination of the factorial structure of the MBIS revealed a two-factor structure, which showed adequate model fit. We obtained excellent internal consistency as indicated by McDonald’s ω coefficients of .87 for the WBIS-3 total score and ranging between .92 and .95 for the MBIS two factor scores. Cross-sex invariance of the MBIS was confirmed at the configural, metric, and scalar levels. Convergent validity was supported by significant correlations between the WBIS-3 and MBIS. Divergent and concurrent validity were approved by showing small to medium correlations between MBIS/WBIS-3 scores and muscle dysmorphia, disordered eating symptoms, and body image concerns. Conclusion Findings suggest that the Arabic versions of the WBIS-3 and MBIS are suitable for use in Arabic-speaking adults.

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Translation and validation of the Greek version of the Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale in an adult population

Cited by 4 publications

References 58 publications

Validation of a Greek adaptation of the Anti‐Fat Attitudes Questionnaire

Validation of a Greek adaptation of the Anti‐Fat Attitudes Questionnaire

Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study

Psychometric properties of the Arabic versions of the Three-Item Short Form of the modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-3) and the Muscularity Bias Internalization Scale (MBIS)

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