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Obesity Surgery
Published in: Obesity Surgery 4/2015

01-04-2015 | Brief Communication

Translation and Validation of the German Version of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ)

Authors: Bernhard Hain, Lorena Langer, Katharina Hünnemeyer, Gottfried Rudofsky, Ulrike Zech, Beate Wild

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 4/2015

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Abstract

The experience of stigmatization is widespread among obese patients. The aim of the present study was to translate the English version of the weight self-stigma questionnaire (WSSQ) into German and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the German version in a sample of severely obese persons. Between March and June 2013, in the Outpatient Department of Obesity, University Hospital Heidelberg, 94 obese patients were recruited consecutively. A comprehensive questionnaire was completed by the participants. Significant correlations between WSSQ scores and mental quality of life, weight-related quality of life, depression, shame, guilt, and psychological distress all demonstrated the construct validity of the German version of the WSSQ. Patients with a BMI ≥ 50 showed a significantly higher self-stigma compared to patients with a BMI between 35 and 50.
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Metadata
Title
Translation and Validation of the German Version of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ)
Authors
Bernhard Hain
Lorena Langer
Katharina Hünnemeyer
Gottfried Rudofsky
Ulrike Zech
Beate Wild
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1598-6

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