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ArticleJournal of eating disorders2025

Assessing exposure to weight stigma: development and initial validation of the Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI).

Kamolthip Ruckwongpatr, I-Hua Chen, Iqbal Pramukti, Po-Ching Huang, Janet D Latner, Kerry S O'Brien, Xuelian Wang, Jung-Sheng Chen, Servet Üztemur, Chien-Chin Lin and 4 more

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Kamolthip RuckwongpatrInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8096-9721
I-Hua ChenQufu Normal University, Chinese Academy of Education Big Data, Qufu, 273165, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6999-6406
Iqbal PramuktiFaculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, 45363, Indonesia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0645-0534
Po-Ching HuangSchool of Physical Therapy, Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333323, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2047-2246
Janet D LatnerDepartment of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-5795-0645
Kerry S O'BrienFaculty of Arts, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3145-6038
Xuelian WangYancheng Mechatronic Branch of Jiangsu Union Technical Institute, Yancheng, 224006, China.
Jung-Sheng ChenDepartment of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 824005, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3187-9479
Servet ÜztemurDepartment of Turkish and Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, Anadolu University, 26470, Eskişehir, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1580-9123
Chien-Chin LinDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, 100225, Taiwan.
Yen-Ling ChangDepartment of Family Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, 362 Zhongzheng Rd., New Taipei, 231009, Taiwan. th.yenlingchang@gmail.com.
Wei-Leng ChinDepartment of Family Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, 1 Yida Rd., Kaohsiung, 824005, Taiwan. dolphin99002@gmail.com.
Mark D GriffithsInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524
Chung-Ying LinInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan. cylin36933@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2129-4242

Funding

National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan NSTC 112-2410-H-006-089-SS2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWeight stigma is pervasive, and it has a significant impact on the social, physical, and psychological health of an individual. Weight stigma is observed from several different sources. Therefore, the present study developed and validated a new instrument, the Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI), to assess different sources of observed weight stigma across interpersonal and non-interpersonal sources.

methodsThe participants (n = 15,991) comprised Taiwanese young adults, Chinese adolescents, and Chinese young adults who completed paper-and-pencil and online surveys between September 2023 and December 2023. All participants provided demographic information, and completed the WeSEI, Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ), and Perceived Weight Stigmatization Scale (PWSS). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to examine the factor structure of the WeSEI.

resultsEFA and CFA results confirmed a seven-factor structure (television sources, traditional media sources, social media sources, parent sources, stranger sources, significant other sources, and friends sources) across 35 items of the WeSEI. Moreover, the WeSEI was supported by measurement invariance across subgroups (i.e., subsamples, gender, and weight status). Moreover, there were positive correlations between all seven factors of the WeSEI and the WSSQ and PWSS.

conclusionThe WeSEI appears to assess observed weight stigma from different sources, and had good reliability, validity, and invariance across various subsamples. The WeSEI may be useful in clinical practice and research for assessing exposure to weight stigma from different sources.

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AdolescentsInterpersonal sourcesMedia sourcesWeight stigma sourcesYoung adults

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PMCPMC11706089

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