Development and Validation of a Brief Form of the Weight Control/Blame Subscale of the Antifat Attitudes Test
The WCB-4 is a reliable and valid tool for assessing weight stigma in epidemiological research. It highlighted positive associations with authoritarian beliefs and sexist attitudes, reflecting an interconnected system of biases against marginalized groups. Though a minor correlation was found between conspiracy mentality and authoritarian beliefs, no significant link emerged between conspiracy mentality and weight stigma. .
Authors
- Anja Hilbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-1296)
- Bjarne Schmalbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6853-412X)
- Oliver Decker
- Elmar Brähler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2648-2728)
- Julia Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4557-0552)
Institutions
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- IFB Adiposity Diseases (DE)
- Sigmund Freud Institut (DE)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Facts
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000545380
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Leipzig