Most question naires were brief , demonstrated adequate internal consistency , and tapped key cognitive and affective dimensions of weight bias such as stereotypes and blaming .
Background : People living with overweight and obesity often experience weight-based stigmatization .
Investigations of the prevalence and correlates of weight bias and evaluation of weight bias reduction interventions depend upon psychometrically-sound measurement .
Our paper is the first to comprehensively evaluate the psychometric properties , use of people-first language within items , and suitability for use with various population s of available self-report measures of weight bias .
Development and psychometric testing of the nurses' attitudes toward obesity and obese patients (NATOOPS) scale.
This study was design ed to develop and test an instrument to measure  nurses ' attitudes towards obesity and obese adult patients .  Items were based on an earlier version of the instrument , obesity discrimination research , and clinical experience . After content validation of items , the instrument was sent to 1,400 r and omly selected Registered Nurses . Factor analysis yielded a 5-factor solution , with 36 items reaching loadings of .4 or greater . Cronbach 's alpha was .81 for the reduced scale , with a range of .45 to .79 on the five factors . Construct validity was supported by significant differences between contrast groups on three factors and consistency with underlying theory . Overall the instrument demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties and could be used in future research
Most question naires were brief , demonstrated adequate internal consistency , and tapped key cognitive and affective dimensions of weight bias such as stereotypes and blaming .
Background : People living with overweight and obesity often experience weight-based stigmatization .
Investigations of the prevalence and correlates of weight bias and evaluation of weight bias reduction interventions depend upon psychometrically-sound measurement .
Our paper is the first to comprehensively evaluate the psychometric properties , use of people-first language within items , and suitability for use with various population s of available self-report measures of weight bias .