Body dissatisfaction as a predictor of self-reported suicide attempts in adolescents: A Spanish community prospective study

Eating Behaviors, Weight Bias, and Psychological Functioning in Multi-ethnic Low-income Adolescents

“…Eighty to 110 is mild concern, 111 to 140 is moderate concern, and over 140 is severe concern with shape. The BSQ has high internal consistency and reliability at .97 and .88, respectively (Rosen, Jones, Ramirez, & Waxman, 1996) and has been used in the adolescent population (Gleason, Alexander, & Somers, 2000;Rodríguez-Cano, Beato-Fernández, & Llario, 2006).…”

English and Spanish versions of the Body Shape Questionnaire: Measurement equivalence across ethnicity and clinical status

“…Translated by Raich et al 31 the Spanish BSQ has been used in Spain, Mexico, South America, and the United States. [32][33][34] Scores of the Spanish 34-item BSQ also generally have high internal consistency, with Cronbach's a at around 0.95, and good concurrent validity with other eating disorder measures. 35 Finally, in addition to aiding in the investigation and comparison of eating pathology within and between cultural groups, the BSQ is important to differentiating and comparing individuals with eating disorders from non-clinical groups.…”

“…37 For example, a recent study of 1,076 Spanish adolescents found that 6.4% of females and 0.6% of males met criteria for an eating disorder. 34 The widespread use of the BSQ in varied Spanish-and English-speaking groups and in clinical and non-clinical populations requires that tests of measurement equivalence and of its psychometric properties in existing alternate forms be conducted to add to the utility and accuracy of cross-cultural and cross-linguistic research on body dissatisfaction. The purpose of this study was to (1) evaluate the fit of data of each existing form of the BSQ (i.e., 34-item, 16-item, 14-item, and 8-item versions) in Euro-American, Hispanic-American, and Spanish females without an eating disorder and Spanish women being treated for an eating disorder and (2) to compare the measurement equivalency of the BSQ across groups.…”

Self Injurious Behavior in Adolescent Girls with Eating Disorders

“…Community based studies in adolescents found relationships between ED psychopathology and suicidal ideation, and between SIB and suicide attempts (Miotto et al, 2003;Brunner et al, 2007;Crow et al, 2008;Neumark-Sztainer et al, 1998;Rodriguez-Cano et al, 2006). An association between ED psychopathology and suicidality has been reported across various clinical and community based samples of adolescent patients.…”