2021
DOI: 10.1590/0047-2085000000325
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Body Appearance (Dis)satisfaction Scale applied to Brazilian university students

Abstract: Objective This study aimed to estimate the psychometric properties of the Body Area Scale (BAS) applied to a sample of Brazilian university students to support the validity and reliability of the obtained data. Methods We performed confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using the Comparative Fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA). We calculated the average variance extracted (AVE), composite reliability (CR), and ordinal alpha coefficient (α). All estimate… Show more

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“…The presence of stress symptoms was negatively associated with QoL in the psychological domain and a high prevalence of moderate and severe symptoms was evidenced. Stress can be defined as a non-specific state of excessive excitement or tension, resulting from the inefficiency or exhaustion of coping strategies, having a complex and close relationship with depression and anxiety (30) . Students who experience high and persistent levels of stress are more susceptible to decreased academic performance, changes in general health status, and the development of major depressive symptoms (4,25,31) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The presence of stress symptoms was negatively associated with QoL in the psychological domain and a high prevalence of moderate and severe symptoms was evidenced. Stress can be defined as a non-specific state of excessive excitement or tension, resulting from the inefficiency or exhaustion of coping strategies, having a complex and close relationship with depression and anxiety (30) . Students who experience high and persistent levels of stress are more susceptible to decreased academic performance, changes in general health status, and the development of major depressive symptoms (4,25,31) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A presença de sintomas de estresse apresentou-se associada negativamente à QV no domínio psicológico bem como evidenciou-se elevada prevalência de sintomas moderados e graves. Estresse pode ser definido como um estado de excitação ou tensão excessiva, não específico, resultante da ineficácia ou esgotamento das estratégias de enfrentamento, guardando uma complexa e estreita relação com a depressão e ansiedade (30) . Estudantes que experimentam níveis elevados e persistentes de estresse são mais suscetíveis à diminuição da performance acadêmica, alterações no estado de saúde geral e desenvolvimento de sintomas depressivos graves (4,25,31) .…”
Section: Tratamento E Análise Dos Dadosunclassified
“…La presencia de síntomas de estrés se asoció negativamente con la CV, en el dominio psicológico, así como una alta prevalencia de síntomas moderados y graves. El estrés puede definirse como un estado inespecífico de excesiva excitación o tensión, resultante de la ineficacia o agotamiento de las estrategias de afrontamiento, guardando una compleja y estrecha relación con la depresión y la ansiedad (30) . Estudiantes que experimentan niveles altos y persistentes de estrés son más susceptibles a la disminución del rendimiento académico, cambios en el estado general de salud y el desarrollo de síntomas depresivos graves (4,25,31) .…”
Section: Los Síntomas Depresivos Son Considerados Elunclassified