Reliability, validity, and factorial structure of the Turkish version of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (Turkish WSSQ)

SEVİNÇER, GÜZİN; Kaya, Aysenur; BOZKURT, SÜLEYMAN; Akin, Ercan; Kose, Samet

doi:10.1080/24750573.2017.1379717

Reliability, validity, and factorial structure of the Turkish version of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (Turkish WSSQ)

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SEVİNÇER G. M., Kaya A., BOZKURT S., Akin E., Kose S.

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.27, no.4, pp.386-392, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 27 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1080/24750573.2017.1379717
Journal Name: PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.386-392
Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) is a comprehensive instrument for the assessment of weight self-stigma in obesity and has been validated in several languages. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties and validate the Turkish version of the WSSQ in a sample of severely obese patients in Turkey.