000124374 001__ 124374 000124374 005__ 20241125101130.0 000124374 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1069775 000124374 0248_ $$2sideral$$a132712 000124374 037__ $$aART-2023-132712 000124374 041__ $$aeng 000124374 100__ $$aLeitão, Mafalda 000124374 245__ $$aWeight management strategies in Middle-Aged Women (MAW): Development and validation of a questionnaire based on the Oxford Food and Activity Behaviors Taxonomy (OxFAB-MAW) in a Portuguese sample 000124374 260__ $$c2023 000124374 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000124374 5203_ $$aThe Oxford Food and Activity Behaviors (OxFAB) taxonomy systematize the cognitive-behavioral strategies adopted by individuals who are attempting to manage their weight. The present study aimed to (1) develop a questionnaire based on the OxFAB taxonomy, specifically adapted for middle-aged women—the OxFAB-MAW—stage of life and sex, which present a high incidence of obesity, (2) assess the psychometric properties of this tool, and (3) evaluate the discriminative power of the OxFAB-MAW (normal weight vs. obesity).MethodsOverall, 1,367 Portuguese middle-aged women between 45 and 65 years (M = 52.3, SD = 5.15) filled in a sociodemographic, health, and menopause-related questionnaire, as well as the OxFAB-MAW.ResultsConfirmatory factor analysis demonstrated an acceptable model fit (comparative fit index = 0.928, Tucker–Lewis index = 0.913, root mean square error of approximation = 0.072, and standardized root mean square residual = 0.054). Five domains with one item were grouped into other domains, and the Weight Management Aids domain was also removed. The OxFAB-MAW showed factorial, convergent, discriminant, and external validity, as well as composite reliability.ConclusionThe OxFAB-MAW questionnaire is a valid, reliable, and theory-driven tool for assessing weight management strategies in middle-aged women, being able to discriminate between clinical and non-clinical groups (normal weight vs. obesity) in several domains. This instrument can be used to gather valid and reliable data, useful in both research and clinical settings (especially focused on structuring interventions and preventive obesity programs within this specific life cycle stage). 000124374 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000124374 590__ $$a2.6$$b2023 000124374 592__ $$a0.8$$b2023 000124374 591__ $$aPSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY$$b56 / 219 = 0.256$$c2023$$dQ2$$eT1 000124374 593__ $$aPsychology (miscellaneous)$$c2023$$dQ2 000124374 594__ $$a5.3$$b2023 000124374 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000124374 700__ $$aHartmann-Boyce, Jamie 000124374 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-2801-416X$$aPérez-López, Faustino R. 000124374 700__ $$aMarôco, João 000124374 700__ $$aPimenta, Filipa 000124374 773__ $$g13 (2023), 1069775 [13 pp.]$$pFront. psychol.$$tFrontiers in Psychology$$x1664-1078 000124374 8564_ $$s464595$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/124374/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000124374 8564_ $$s2146871$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/124374/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000124374 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:124374$$particulos$$pdriver 000124374 951__ $$a2024-11-22-11:58:51 000124374 980__ $$aARTICLE