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ArticleJournal of obesity2025

A New Lens on Childhood Obesity: Developing and Validating the Obesity-Related Well-Being (ORWB) Scale for Assessing Well-Being in Obese Children and Adolescents.

Jihed Faleh, Ismail Dergaa, Halil İbrahim Ceylan, Hatem Ghouili, Noomen Guelmami, Haitham Jahrami, Khaled Trabelsi, Mohamed Ben Aissa, Makrem Zghibi, Raul Ioan Muntean and 1 more

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Article in Journal of obesity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors.

Jihed FalehHigh Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Ismail DergaaPhysical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis, Tunisia.
Halil İbrahim CeylanDepartment of Physical Education of Sports Teaching, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-1133-5511
Hatem GhouiliHigh Institute of Sports and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia.
Noomen GuelmamiHigh Institute of Sports and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia.
Haitham JahramiDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.
Khaled TrabelsiHigh Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0003-2623-9557
Mohamed Ben AissaHigh Institute of Sports and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia.
Makrem ZghibiPhysical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis, Tunisia.
Raul Ioan MunteanDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University "1 Decembrie 1918", Alba Iulia, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4615-6687
Achraf AmmarHigh Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0003-0347-8053

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing prevalence of pediatric obesity is a significant public health issue, with conventional diagnostic methods often overlooking its psychological, social, and lifestyle consequences. This study aimed to create and confirm the validity of the obesity-related well-being (ORWB) scale, a new tool designed to evaluate the diverse impacts of obesity on children and adolescent's physical, psychological, social, and lifestyle well-being. The scale was developed through extensive literature analysis and consultations with experts in the field. The study included 672 students aged 12-18 years, predominantly overweight, from a pool of 19,876 students across four Tunisian governorates. The scale's internal consistency was evaluated using robust measures such as McDonald's omega, Cronbach's alpha, and Guttman's lambda 6. Construct validity was supported by factor analyses, with RMSEA approaching zero and CFI/TLI exceeding the 0.95 benchmark. The scale's multidimensional structure was validated, corresponding to its theoretical notion. The ORWB scale is a significant advancement in pediatric obesity, offering healthcare providers, researchers, and policymakers a comprehensive tool to evaluate and enhance the well-being of children affected by obesity.

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Pediatric ObesityQuality of LifeAdolescentChildFemaleHumansMalePsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTunisiabehavioral healthchildhood obesityhealth surveysintervention evaluationnutritionobesity assessmentpsychosocial effectsquality measurement

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PMID41112985
PMCPMC12534142

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