Fat Phobia Scale

The fat phobia scale was originally created in 1984 to determine and measure fat phobic attitudes.[1] It contained 50 items that were to be ranked on a five-point scale, with 1 having the least fat phobic attitudes and 5 having the most fat phobic attitudes. In 2001, the scale was shortened. The short form now contains 14 items that are to be ranked on a five-point scale to measure fat phobic attitudes. The shortened scale is as effective in measuring fat phobic attitudes as its predecessor.

New scale

  1. lazy/industrious
  2. no will power/has will power
  3. attractive/unattractive
  4. good self-control/no self-control
  5. fast/slow
  6. having endurance/having no endurance
  7. active/inactive
  8. weak/strong
  9. self-indulgent/self-sacrificing
  10. dislikes food/likes food
  11. shapeless/shapely
  12. undereats/overeats
  13. insecure/secure
  14. low self-esteem/high self-esteem[2]

Uses

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Both scales have been widely used in research by students, psychologists and physicians. The scale is used to study, measure and treat fat phobic attitudes, fat prejudice and body image, and stigmatization caused by obesity.[3] One six-year study at a mental health clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota originally targeted overweight women but was expanded to include women of average weight who had negative perceptions of their bodies. Forty-seven women were given a pre-test and post-test using the original 50 item scale. The study showed that at first many women had fat phobic attitudes (mean of 3.33 on the 5 point scale). After treatment and the post-test, most improved their views (mean of 2.5).[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robinson, B.E., Bacon, L.C., O'reilly, J. Fat phobia: Measuring, understanding and changing anti-fat attitudes. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 1993. 14: 467-480. PMID 8293029
  2. ↑ Increasing self-awareness of weight bias Rudd center for food policy and obesity. Accessed 4 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Bacon JG, Scheltema KE, Robinson BE. Fat phobia scale revisited: the short form. International Journal of Obesity. 2001; 25: 252-257.
  4. ↑ Robinson, B.E., Bacon, J.G. The "If only I were thin..." treatment program: decreasing the stigmatizing effects of fatness. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 1996. 27(2): 175-183. doi:10.1037/0735-7028.27.2.175
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