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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
Volume 29, 2014 - Issue 3
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Research Papers / Artículos de Investigación

Spanish adaptation of the Antifat Attitudes Scale / Adaptación al castellano de la Escala de Actitud Antiobesos

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Pages 563-588 | Received 05 Mar 2013, Accepted 10 Jul 2013, Published online: 10 Nov 2014
 

Abstract

Antifat attitudes may be defined as the negative assessment of people with weight problems. To evaluate them, the Antifat Attitudes Scale (AFA) has been used in most studies. The aim of this study is to adapt the AFA questionnaire to the Spanish population. The sample was made up of 1,457 university students from all over Spain. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed that the items on the questionnaire fit a three-factor model corresponding to the three dimensions proposed by the original author (dislike, fear of fat and willpower) and that they are interrelated. In light of these results, we conclude that the questionnaire is methodologically valid and can be used by the scientific community to measure antifat attitudes.

Resumen

Las actitudes antiobesos se definen como la evaluación negativa que se realiza de las personas con problemas de peso. La mayoría de los estudios han empleado la Antifat Attitudes Scale (AFA) para medirlas. El objetivo del presente trabajo es adaptar al castellano la citada escala. Para ello se recogieron datos de 1.457 estudiantes universitarios de diferentes ciudades españolas. Los resultados de los análisis factorial exploratorio y confirmatorio muestran que los ítems del cuestionario se ajustan a un modelo de tres factores, correspondientes a las tres dimensiones originales propuestas por el autor (Antipatía, Miedo a la Gordura y Voluntad), que están relacionados entre sí. De acuerdo con estos resultados, se concluye que el cuestionario es metodológicamente válido y que puede ser utilizado por la comunidad científica para medir actitudes antiobesos.

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