Tags

Type your tag names separated by a space and hit enter

Development of the Weight- and Body-Related Shame and Guilt scale (WEB-SG) in a nonclinical sample of obese individuals.
J Pers Assess. 2007 Jun; 88(3):317-27.JP

Abstract

In this article, we present the evaluation of the psychometric properties of a new self-report measure of Weight- and Body-Related Shame and Guilt (WEB-SG). The main purpose of the study was to measure shame and guilt feelings separately in obese individuals and investigate differing behavioral and emotional correlates of these emotions. Altogether, 331 obese participants completed the WEB-SG and other established self-report measures. A subset of the participants completed a 6-month follow-up. The WEB-SG proved to be internally consistent and temporally stable over a 6-month period. Regarding the factorial structure, a two-factor conceptualization was supported. The construct validity of the WEB-SG subscales was evidenced by a substantial overlap of common variance with related measures. The subscales Shame and Guilt showed differential correlation patterns to other scales. The WEB-SG is a brief, psychometrically sound measure for assessing body shame and guilt concerning weight control in obese individuals.

Links

Publisher Full Text

Authors+Show Affiliations

Conradt M
Psychology Department, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany. matthiasconradt@gmx.de
Dierk JM
No affiliation info available
Schlumberger P
No affiliation info available
Rauh E
No affiliation info available
Hebebrand J
No affiliation info available
Rief W
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultBody ImageFemaleGermanyGuiltHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityPersonality InventoryPsychometricsShameSurveys and Questionnaires

Pub Type(s)

Evaluation Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17518553

Citation

Conradt, Matthias, et al. "Development of the Weight- and Body-Related Shame and Guilt Scale (WEB-SG) in a Nonclinical Sample of Obese Individuals." Journal of Personality Assessment, vol. 88, no. 3, 2007, pp. 317-27.
Conradt M, Dierk JM, Schlumberger P, et al. Development of the Weight- and Body-Related Shame and Guilt scale (WEB-SG) in a nonclinical sample of obese individuals. J Pers Assess. 2007;88(3):317-27.
Conradt, M., Dierk, J. M., Schlumberger, P., Rauh, E., Hebebrand, J., & Rief, W. (2007). Development of the Weight- and Body-Related Shame and Guilt scale (WEB-SG) in a nonclinical sample of obese individuals. Journal of Personality Assessment, 88(3), 317-27.
Conradt M, et al. Development of the Weight- and Body-Related Shame and Guilt Scale (WEB-SG) in a Nonclinical Sample of Obese Individuals. J Pers Assess. 2007;88(3):317-27. PubMed PMID: 17518553.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - JOUR T1 - Development of the Weight- and Body-Related Shame and Guilt scale (WEB-SG) in a nonclinical sample of obese individuals. AU - Conradt,Matthias, AU - Dierk,Jan-Michael, AU - Schlumberger,Pia, AU - Rauh,Elisabeth, AU - Hebebrand,Johannes, AU - Rief,Winfried, PY - 2007/5/24/pubmed PY - 2007/8/28/medline PY - 2007/5/24/entrez SP - 317 EP - 27 JF - Journal of personality assessment JO - J Pers Assess VL - 88 IS - 3 N2 - In this article, we present the evaluation of the psychometric properties of a new self-report measure of Weight- and Body-Related Shame and Guilt (WEB-SG). The main purpose of the study was to measure shame and guilt feelings separately in obese individuals and investigate differing behavioral and emotional correlates of these emotions. Altogether, 331 obese participants completed the WEB-SG and other established self-report measures. A subset of the participants completed a 6-month follow-up. The WEB-SG proved to be internally consistent and temporally stable over a 6-month period. Regarding the factorial structure, a two-factor conceptualization was supported. The construct validity of the WEB-SG subscales was evidenced by a substantial overlap of common variance with related measures. The subscales Shame and Guilt showed differential correlation patterns to other scales. The WEB-SG is a brief, psychometrically sound measure for assessing body shame and guilt concerning weight control in obese individuals. SN - 0022-3891 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17518553/Development_of_the_Weight__and_Body_Related_Shame_and_Guilt_scale__WEB_SG__in_a_nonclinical_sample_of_obese_individuals_ L2 - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223890701331856 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -