Weight Stigma among Young Adults in Thailand: Reliability, Validation, and Measurement Invariance of the Thai-Translated Weight Self Stigma Questionnaire and Perceived Weight Stigma Scale

Weight Stigma among Young Adults in Thailand: Reliability, Validation, and Measurement Invariance of the Thai-Translated Weight Self Stigma Questionnaire and Perceived Weight Stigma Scale

The previous studies found that the Weight Self Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) and Perceived Weight Stigma Scale (PWSS) have shown well-established psychometric properties for measuring weight stigma with strong reliability and validity from different languages. However, there is a lack of an appropria...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 19; no. 23; p. 15868
Main Authors: Chirawat, Paratthakonkun, Kamolthip, Ruckwongpatr, Rattaprach, Rattana, Nadhiroh, Siti R, Tung, Serene En Hui, Gan, Wan Ying, Pinyo, Meephiam, Nabpran, Teosagul, Rozzell-Voss, Kaitlin N, Latner, Janet D, Lin, Chung-Ying
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 29-11-2022
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Subjects:
Bias
Body mass index
Chronic illnesses
Cross-Sectional Studies
Eating behavior
Gender
Humans
Invariance
Measuring instruments
Obesity
Overweight
Perceptions
Prejudice
Psychometrics - methods
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Reliability analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Self report
Southeast Asian People
Stigma
Students
Subgroups
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thailand
Translations
University students
Weight Prejudice
Young Adult
Young adults
Thailand
psychometrics
measurement invariance
weight stigma
young adults
obesity
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Summary:The previous studies found that the Weight Self Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) and Perceived Weight Stigma Scale (PWSS) have shown well-established psychometric properties for measuring weight stigma with strong reliability and validity from different languages. However, there is a lack of an appropriate instrument in assessing weight stigma in Thai samples. This study aimed to examine the Thai WSSQ and PWSS among Thai university students. Both instruments were also assessed for their measurement invariance across gender and weight status subgroups. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 801 university students in Thailand between January 2022 and July 2022. All participants completed a demographic questionnaire and a Thai version of the WSSQ, PWSS, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) via an online survey. Reliability, validity, measurement invariance, and correlational analyses were performed to investigate whether the Thai versions of the WSSQ and PWSS psychometric properties were acceptable. Both translated questionnaires demonstrated overall acceptable psychometric properties and revealed a two-dimensional structure for the WSSQ, and unidimensional structure for the PWSS. Measurement invariance was obtained across gender and weight status subgroups. Additionally, both translated WSSQ and PWSS were significantly correlated with DASS-21. The Thai-translated WSSQ and PWSS showed strong validity, reliability, and factorial invariance across different subgroups for measuring weight stigma among Thai university students.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph192315868