score_pwlb: score_pwlb: Scored data from the Parent Weight-Loss Behavior...

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score_pwlb: Scored data from the Parent Weight-Loss Behavior Questionnaire

Description

This function scores the Parent Weight-Loss Behavior Questionnaire and provides subscale scores for the following behaviors: Healthy Weight Control and Unhelathy Weight Control.

Usage

score_pwlb(pwlb_data, parID)

Arguments

pwlb_data	a data.frame all items for the Parent Weight-Loss Behavior Questionnaire following the naming conventions described above
parID	(optional) name of participant ID column in intake_data. If included the output dataset will be matched by parID, if not included the output dataset will be in the order of intake_data but will have no participant identifier.

Details

To use this function, the data must be prepared according to the following criteria: 1) The data must include all individual questionnaire items 2) The columns/variables must match the following naming convention: 'pwlb#' where # is the question number (1-29; only 1-24 are needed to compute scale as 25-29 are contextual questions) 3) Questions 1-24 must have the numeric value for the choices: 1 - Never, 2 - Rarely, 3 - Sometimes, 4 - Often, 5 - Always. Questions 25-29 are scored differently and are follow-up questions.

Note, as long as variable names match those listed, the dataset can include other variables

Value

A dataset with subscale scores for the Parent Weight-Loss Behavior Questionnaire

References

Primary References for the Parent Weight-Loss Behavior Questionnaire and Scoring: Savage JS, Birch LL. Patterns of weight control strategies predict differences in women’s 4 y weight gain. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010;18(3):513-520. doi:10.1038/oby.2009.265 (PubMed)

Measure Adapted from: French SA, Perry CL, Leon GR, Fulkerson JA. Dieting behaviors and weight change history in female adolescents. Health Psychology. 1995;14(6):548-555. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.14.6.548 (PubMed)

See Also

Raw data from Qualtrics was processed using the following script: util_fbs_parent_v3dat

Examples

# scoring for the pwlb with IDs
pwlb_score_data <- score_pwlb(pwlb_data, parID = 'ID')


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