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2002, Perceptual and Motor Skills
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The 19-item Body-Image Questionnaire, developed by our team and first published in this journal in 1987 by Bruchon-Schweitzer, was administered to 1,222 male and female French subjects. A principal component analysis of their responses yielded an axis we interpreted as a general Body Satisfaction dimension. The four-factor structure observed in 1987 was not replicated. Body Satisfaction was associated with sex, health, and with current and future emotional adjustment.
PLOS ONE
Background Body image has implications for psychosocial functioning and quality of life and its disturbance is reported in a broad range of psychiatric disorders. In view of the lack of instruments in Dutch measuring body image as a broad concept, we set out to make an instrument available that reflects the multidimensional character of this construct by including more dimensions than physical appearance. The Dresden Körperbildfragebogen (DBIQ, Dresden Body Image Questionnaire) particularly served this purpose. The DBIQ consists of 35 items and five subscales: body acceptance, sexual fulfillment, physical contact, vitality, and selfaggrandizement. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Dutch translation of the Dresden Body Image Questionnaire (DBIQ-NL) in a non-clinical sample. Methods The psychometric properties of the DBIQ-NL were examined in a non-clinical sample of 988 respondents aged between 18 and 65. We investigated the subscales' internal consistency and test-retest reliability. In order to establish construct validity we evaluated the association with a related construct, body cathexis, and with indices of self-esteem and psychological wellbeing. The factor structure of the DBIQ-NL was examined via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The equivalence of the measurement model across sex and age was evaluated by multiplegroup confirmatory factor analyses. Results Confirmatory factor analyses showed a structure in accordance with the original scale, where model fit was improved significantly by moving one item to another subscale. Multiple
2017
Background Body image has implications for psychosocial functioning and quality of life and its disturbance is reported in a broad range of psychiatric disorders. In view of the lack of instruments in Dutch measuring body image as a broad concept, we set out to make an instrument available that reflects the multidimensional character of this construct by including more dimensions than physical appearance. The Dresden Körperbildfragebogen (DBIQ, Dresden Body Image Questionnaire) particularly served this purpose. The DBIQ consists of 35 items and five subscales: body acceptance, sexual fulfillment, physical contact, vitality, and selfaggrandizement. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Dutch translation of the Dresden Body Image Questionnaire (DBIQ-NL) in a non-clinical sample. Methods The psychometric properties of the DBIQ-NL were examined in a non-clinical sample of 988 respondents aged between 18 and 65. We investigated the subscales' internal consistency and test-retest reliability. In order to establish construct validity we evaluated the association with a related construct, body cathexis, and with indices of self-esteem and psychological wellbeing. The factor structure of the DBIQ-NL was examined via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The equivalence of the measurement model across sex and age was evaluated by multiplegroup confirmatory factor analyses. Results Confirmatory factor analyses showed a structure in accordance with the original scale, where model fit was improved significantly by moving one item to another subscale. Multiple
Psychologica Belgica, 2002
This article concerns the creation of norms and the validation in French of the Body Image Assessment -Revised (BIA-R; . The sample comprised 100 normal female subjects. They completed questionnaires assessing body experience, eating pathology, psychological functioning, general perception and the BIA-R . This test consists of nine silhouettes from which the subject has to choose the somatotype corresponding to her actual shape (cognitive response), the way she feels (affective response) and the way she would like to look (optative response).
Purpose This study was aimed to examine the psychometric proprieties of the Body Image Quality of Life Inventory (BIQLI) among Brazilian, Portuguese, Mozambican, and Italian college students. Methods A total of 1630 subjects (Brazilians = 446; Portuguese = 480, Mozambicans = 360, and Italians = 344) completed the Portuguese (Brazilian, Portuguese, and Mozambican students) and the Italian versions (Italian students) of the BIQLI for measuring the effects of body image on one's quality of life. Psychometric testing included confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), discriminant and convergent validity, internal consistency, and composite reliability. The cross-national invariance of the BIQLI was assessed by multi-group analysis using ΔCFI. Moreover, the global score of the BIQLI for all countries was calculated by an algorithm and compared using the Welch's ANOVA and the Games-Howell post-test (α = 5%). Results CFA showed an inadequate fit of unifactorial model of the BIQLI. Therefore, an alternative model comprising nine first-order factors and one second-order factor was proposed and evaluated. This new model showed adequate fit in all samples , despite some limitations that were found with respect to its convergent and discriminant validity. The alternative BIQLI model was invariant among countries. Global scores for the influence of body image on quality of life were significantly different across countries, with the Italians presenting the lowest scores. Conclusions The BIQLI factorial model found in this study represents a reliable and valid alternative to its original structure for the assessment of the effect of body image on college students' perceived quality of life. This model must be further tested in other populations. Level of evidence Level V, cross-sectional descriptive study.
Psychological topics, 2014
In 1972, the first major national study on body image was conducted under the auspices of Psychology Today. Body image was assessed with the Body Parts Satisfaction Scale, which examined the dissatisfaction people experienced with 24 aspects of their bodies. Despite the continued reliance on this scale and reference to the study, data on the factor structure of this measure in a sample of adults have never been published, and citations of the original scale have relied on an unpublished manuscript (Bohrnstedt, 1977). An exploratory factor analysis conducted on 2,013 adults revealed factors for men (Face, Sex Organ, Height, Lower Body, Mid Torso, Upper Torso, Height) and women (Face, Sex Organ, Height, Lower Torso, Mid Torso, Extremities, Breast). The factors were weakly to moderately intercorrelated, suggesting the scale can be analyzed by items, by subscales, or by total score. People who reported more dissatisfaction with their body also tended to report lower self-esteem and less...
SHODH PRERAK, 2015
Present review article endeavors to explicate the major theoretical and methodological issues in the area of psychology of body image. The psychological antecedents and correlates of body image with the consequences of having positive and negative body image have been discussed in detail. The research on the psychology of body image is dominated by correlational method which have focused individual psychological factors, familial and parental processes, socioeconomic status, media, body weight, socioeconomic status and genetic heritage as some of the most important factors acting as the antecedents of the dynamism of the body image. Over-dependence on correlational studies, lack of research on certain populations, insufficient information and low effect size are some of the limitations which have pervaded the previous studies. The major protective measures to check body image dissatisfaction include upholding a healthy weight, maintaining close relationships with others, improving well-being, and reducing tendency to compare oneself to others. The researches indicate that exercise-based interventions and psychotherapeutic interventions are effective at improving body image of the individuals. The review also comes up with some policy implications of the psychology of body image. The negative feelings associated with body image and its impacts on the well-being, self-esteem, physical and mental health of the individuals constitute the core concerns for the psychologists. The policy makers should make efforts to help the people to recognize the emotional qualities, character and individuality as key components of beauty. The educational, social and cultural forces are to be identified and reshaped to make compatible with good body image. Introduction : The Term 'body image' was coined by the Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst Paul Schilder in his book 'The Image and Appearance of the Human Body' (1935). The human society has always placed great worth to the beauty of the human body. The individuals differ in their perceptions of their own body and their perceptions may not fit to the societal standards and expectations. The knowledge of the facts and dynamics of their personal attributes significantly affect their psychological functioning and well-being. The term body image refers to the extent to which individuals perceive the facts pertaining to their body. This perception of the individuals may result either in satisfaction and dissatisfaction and comprised of two components. Body perception constitutes the first component which incorporates subjective knowledge of one's physical attributes. The nature and accuracy of one's perception of real and ideal bodily attributes determine the strategies to fill this gap. Body satisfaction entails the second aspect which refers to the degree to which one is satisfied with one's present body attributes. The level of body satisfaction determines the degree of one's body confidence, body esteem, and body dissatisfaction. Owing to significant consequences of body perception and body satisfaction, there has been a sudden upsurge in the efforts of researchers worldwide to uncover the intricacies involved in body perceptions and body satisfaction of the individuals and consequences thereof. Major correlates of body image : The literature on body image is flooded with correlational researches which have been comprised of relationship between body satisfaction and related factors and do not establish cause-effect relationship. Body weight, media, individual
PLOS ONE, 2016
Body image (BI) can be described as the assessment of both positive and negative emotion for one's own body parts and their characteristics by himself or herself. Current research has concentrated mostly on the status of negative BI as a risk factor for mental health problems rather than as a public health problem, thereby little is known about the effects of BI on quality of life. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the BI and Quality of Life (QoL) of individuals and to investigate the relationship between the two. Individuals over 15 living in Isparta city center constitute the universe of this cross-sectional analytical study, carried out in 2014. The BI of individuals was measured by the Body Image Scale and The QoL of individuals was measured using the World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life Scale Short Form. The mean age of the participants was 31.9 ± 13.0 and 56.0% were female, 36.8% were married and 81.7% had education above high school. 25.7% had at least one chronic disease and 17.7% received medication regularly. Having good-very good health perception, having higher income than expenses, making regular exercises were predictors in enhancing the quality of life in certain aspects, however having a good body image came out as a predictor enhancing the quality of life in all sub-domains. BI was found closely related with QoL in all sub-domains. Our findings suggest that greater attention should be to be given to BI as a strong predictor of QoL.
The present research aims to through light on the impacts of body image satisfaction on the self-esteem of the participants. Four hundred male (M = 19.63, SD = 1.12; M = 19.31, SD = 1.08) and female (M = 19.49, SD = 1.12; M = 16.36, SD = 1.12) having rural and urban domicile served as the participants in the study whose body image satisfaction and self-esteem were assessed with the help of Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ)-Modified Version (Cooper, Taylor, Cooper & Fairburn, 1987) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965). The results indicated that female participants demonstrated mean higher body dissatisfaction as compared to their male counterparts and the urban participants showed greater degree of body dissatisfaction as compared to the rural participants. Likewise, the male participants showed higher mean scores on self-esteem as compared to females and the mean self-esteem score was higher for rural in comparison to urban participants. There were significant gender and domicile differences among the mean scores of body image satisfaction and self-esteem of the participants. The body image satisfaction accounted for 74.50% variance in the scores of self-esteem of the participants. The results have significant implications for the understanding of body image satisfaction and self-esteem in shaping self- concept of the individuals.
Healthcare, 2021
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