TY  - JOUR
A1  - Zuba, Anna
A1  - Warschburger, Petra
T1  - Weight bias internalization across weight categories among school-aged children
BT  - validation of the weight bias internalization scale for children
JF  - Body image : an international journal of research
N2  - Anti-fat bias is widespread and is linked to the internalization of weight bias and psychosocial problems. The purpose of this study was to examine the internalization of weight bias among children across weight categories and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Weight Bias Internalization Scale for Children (WBIS-C). Data were collected from 1484 primary school children and their parents. WBIS-C demonstrated good internal consistency (alpha = .86) after exclusion of Item 1. The unitary factor structure was supported using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (factorial validity). Girls and overweight children reported higher WBIS-C scores in comparison to boys and non-overweight peers (known-groups validity). Convergent validity was shown by significant correlations with psychosocial problems. Internalization of weight bias explained additional variance in different indicators of psychosocial well-being. The results suggest that the WBIS-C is a psychometrically sound and informative tool to assess weight bias internalization among children.
KW  - Internalization of weight bias
KW  - Weight stigma
KW  - Psychological functioning
KW  - Psychometric properties
KW  - Children
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.02.008
SN  - 1740-1445
SN  - 1873-6807
VL  - 25
SP  - 56
EP  - 65
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Zuba, Anna
T1  - The role of weight stigma and weight bias internalization in psychological functioning among school-aged children
Y1  - 2018
ER  -