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0370/2016 - Transcultural adaptation of the Antifat Attitudes Test to Brazilian-Portuguese
Adaptação transcultural da Escala de Atitudes Anti-obesidade para o português do Brasil

Author:

• Angélica Almeida Obara - Obara, Angélica Almeida - Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculdade de Saude Publica, Nutrição em Saúde Pública - <ge_angelica@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4985-2397

Co-author(s):

• Marle dos Santos Alvarenga - Alvarenga, M.S. - São Paulo, - Universidade de São Paulo, Nutrição - <marlealv@usp.br, marlealvarenga@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6922-2670

Thematic Area:

Ciências Sociais

Abstract:

Obese individuals are often blamed for their condition and are targets of discrimination and prejudice. The aim of this study is to describe the cross-cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese and the validation of Antifat Attitudes Test - specifically developed for evaluation of negative attitudes toward obese individual. The scale has 34 statements distributed in three subscales - Social/Character Disparagement (15 items), Physical/Romantic Unattractiveness (10 items) and Weight Control/Blame (9 items). The method involved the translation of scale; evaluation of conceptual, operational and item equivalence; evaluation of semantic equivalence using the paired t test, Pearson correlation coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC); internal consistency evaluation (Cronbach‘s alpha) and test-retest reliability (ICC) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis - after application in 340 health college students. The results showed good global internal consistency and reliability ( 0.85; CCI 0.83), and factor analysis showed that the original subscales can be kept in the adaptation, and therefore the scale adapted to Brazilian-Portuguese version is valid and useful in studies to explore negative attitudes toward obese individuals.

Keywords:

ScalesValidation StudiesObesity

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Obara, Angélica Almeida, Alvarenga, M.S.. Transcultural adaptation of the Antifat Attitudes Test to Brazilian-Portuguese. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Aug). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/transcultural-adaptation-of-the-antifat-attitudes-test-to-brazilianportuguese/15796



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