title: Development of the Weight- and Body-Related Shame and Guilt scale (WEB-SG) in a nonclinical sample of obese individuals.
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.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany. matthiasconradt@gmx.de
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conradt
authors.forename: Jan-Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dierk
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schlumberger
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rauh
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hebebrand
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rief
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012752:Shame; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires