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ArticleInternational journal of women's health2025

The 11-Item Weight-Related Behaviours Questionnaire-Short Form (WRB-Q-SF): New Psychometric Evidence for the Arabic Version in Pregnant Women.

Nour Al Hage, Sahar Obeid, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Patrick Zaarour, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane

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Nour Al HageSchool of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon.
Sahar ObeidSocial and Education Sciences Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Jbeil, Lebanon.
Fouad SakrSchool of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-6905-5814
Mariam DabbousSchool of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-5191-3497
Patrick ZaarourSchool of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon.
Souheil HallitSchool of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon.
Feten Fekih-RomdhaneThe Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis, Department of Psychiatry "ibn Omrane", Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.

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Background: The 11-item short form of the Weight-Related Behaviours Questionnaire (WRB-Q-SF), is a psychosocial assessment instrument for the identification of women susceptible to excessive gestational weight gain. The present study proposes to examine the psychometric properties of an Arabic-language version of the WRB-Q-SF in a sample of Arabic-speaking pregnant women. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between October and December 2023, with six hundred eighty Lebanese pregnant women filling the survey. Data collected consisted of self-reported responses to standardized questionnaires. The data analysis model included confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test the factor structure, along with reliability analysis and correlations with external constructs to establish concurrent validity. Results: Our study demonstrated good internal reliability values: self-efficacy (ω =0.83; α = 82), attitudes towards weight gain (ω =0.90; α = 90), and body image (α =0.76 and.59 respectively). Higher financial burden was suggested to be associated with higher self-efficacy and higher body image scores; lower emotional eating was correlated with higher attitudes towards weight gain and higher body image scores; whereas, increased social support and higher orthorexia were associated with higher attitudes towards weight gain. Here, we go into further depth about these results. Conclusion: Overall, these results suggest that the Arabic WRB-Q-SF is a psychometrically valid tool for the assessment of excessive gestational weight gain. The availability of the Arabic translation and the eventual integration into actual maternity care practice may help pregnant women healthily gain weight.

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Arabicbody imagegestational weight gainLebanonpsychometricspsychosocialself-efficacyweight gain attitudes

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PMCPMC12595938

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