Bahasa Indonesia version of Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI): Translation and validation among young adults

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¹ Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Christian University of Thailand, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
² Department of Psychiatry, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
³ Chinese Academy of Education Big Data, Faculty of Education, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China.
⁴ School of Social Sciences, Monash University, 20 Chancellors Walk, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia. Electronic address: nadia.bevan@monash.edu.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population Studies, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia; Research group Innovation of Communication, Information, Education in Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia. Electronic address: iranurmala@fkm.unair.ac.id.
⁶ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population Studies, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia; Research group Innovation of Communication, Information, Education in Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia. Electronic address: muthmainnah@fkm.unair.ac.id.
⁷ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population Studies, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia; Research group Innovation of Communication, Information, Education in Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia. Electronic address: lutfi.as@fkm.unair.ac.id.
⁸ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population Studies, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia. Electronic address: asma.nadia-2019@fkm.unair.ac.id.
⁹ Research Centre Innovations in Care, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Section Nursing Science, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: m.a.a.al-jaberi@hr.nl.
¹⁰ International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK. Electronic address: mark.griffiths@ntu.ac.uk.
¹¹ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population Studies, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia; Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan; Biostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan; School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807378, Taiwan. Electronic address: cylin36933@gmail.com.

PMID: 41109111
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105748

Bahasa Indonesia version of Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI): Translation and validation among young adults

Kamolthip Ruckwongpatr et al. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2025.

. 2025 Oct 17:261:105748.

doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105748. Online ahead of print.

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¹ Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Christian University of Thailand, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
² Department of Psychiatry, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
³ Chinese Academy of Education Big Data, Faculty of Education, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China.
⁴ School of Social Sciences, Monash University, 20 Chancellors Walk, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia. Electronic address: nadia.bevan@monash.edu.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population Studies, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia; Research group Innovation of Communication, Information, Education in Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia. Electronic address: iranurmala@fkm.unair.ac.id.
⁶ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population Studies, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia; Research group Innovation of Communication, Information, Education in Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia. Electronic address: muthmainnah@fkm.unair.ac.id.
⁷ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population Studies, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia; Research group Innovation of Communication, Information, Education in Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia. Electronic address: lutfi.as@fkm.unair.ac.id.
⁸ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population Studies, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia. Electronic address: asma.nadia-2019@fkm.unair.ac.id.
⁹ Research Centre Innovations in Care, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Section Nursing Science, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: m.a.a.al-jaberi@hr.nl.
¹⁰ International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK. Electronic address: mark.griffiths@ntu.ac.uk.
¹¹ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Population Studies, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia; Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan; Biostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan; School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807378, Taiwan. Electronic address: cylin36933@gmail.com.

PMID: 41109111
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105748

Abstract

Objectives: The Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI) is a newly developed tool that assesses observed weight stigma across different sources (i.e., interpersonal and non-interpersonal sources). Although the WeSEI is considered a useful instrument for assessing observed weight stigma, it has not been translated into Bahasa Indonesian. Therefore, the present study translated the WeSEI into Bahasa Indonesian and evaluated its psychometric properties.

Methods: A total of 1303 Indonesian university students were recruited via online survey between February and October 2024. They provided demographic information, and completed the WeSEI and the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ). Moreover, the factor structures, internal consistency, concurrent validity with external measures (i.e., WSSQ and body mass index, or BMI), and measurement invariance across sex (male vs. female) and weight status (non-overweight vs. overweight) of the translated WeSEI were evaluated.

Results: Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the WeSEI had a seven-factor structure (comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.984, Tucker-Lewis index [TLI] = 0.982, root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.050, standardized root mean square residual [SRMR] = 0.058). The WeSEI showed very good internal consistency (ω = 0.86-0.93) among Indonesian young adults, and it had positive correlations with scores on the WSSQ and BMI. In addition, the seven-factor structure of WeSEI was invariant across sex and weight status.

Conclusion: The Bahasa WeSEI demonstrated good validity and reliability and provided further evidence for assessing different sources of weight stigma exposure in an Indonesian context. Therefore, the WeSEI can be considered a robust tool for assessing observed weight stigma among Indonesian populations.

Keywords: Indonesia; Psychometrics; Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory; Weight stigma; Weight stigma sources; Young adults.

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Bahasa Indonesia version of Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI): Translation and validation among young adults

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Bahasa Indonesia version of Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI): Translation and validation among young adults

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