Development and Validation of a New Body-Image Assessment Scale

Thompson, Marjorie A.; Gray, James J.

doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa6402_6

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“…The high correlations between respondents' BMI values whether measured or self-reported, 22,25 In addition to strong psychometric properties, the current instruments have bodies with direct rather than inferred relationships to BMI and bodies representing all three classes of obesity. The BSGs satisfy the criteria offered by Stunkard 26 that additional scales are justified only to the extent that they demonstrate greater validity (that is, higher correlations between the scales and BMI values) than the original measure.…”

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BMI-based body size guides for women and men: development and validation of a novel pictorial method to assess weight-related concepts

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Objectives: To develop and evaluate two BMI-based instruments to determine perceptions of weight status, particularly perceptions of overweight and obesity, using pictorial images of women and men. Methods: Pictures of adults with known BMI values were used to construct gender-specific body size guides (BSGs) containing 10 bodies that ranged from underweight to class III obesity. Figures were standardized and a composite face was added to each. The BSGs were administered to 400 adults to assess the psychometric properties of the instruments and weight perceptions. Results: High correlations between the BMIs of respondents and the BMIs of the current body selected by respondents provided strong support for the criterion-related validity of the BSGs, and the logical pattern of responses to items assessing perception of weight categories supported construct validity for the scales. Test-retest reliability, assessed by correlations for both current and ideal body, was also high, despite the lengthy 6-month testing interval. Respondents' perceptions of the bodies within specific weight categories indicated that a majority failed to recognize the overweight female as overweight and perceived the overweight male as normal weight. Obese bodies were generally unrecognized as such until the bodies reached the higher levels of obesity (that is, BMI values 439). Perception of weight was influenced by the respondents' weight status and gender. Conclusions: Psychometric analyses indicated the BSGs are valid and reliable instruments. These results, coupled with the face validity of the scales and the relationship between the bodies and BMI values, indicate the BSGs offer advantages over existing instruments for researchers of weight perception and body image. Administration of the scales to an adult sample confirmed that overweight and obesity are under-recognized. Increased efforts to improve public understanding of these terms are needed and the BSGs may provide useful tools for this purpose.

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“…Then, the discrepancy between the perceived and the ideal shape provided an indication of the level of body dissatisfaction (a negative score indicated a desire for a thinner body shape, and a positive score a desire for a larger body shape). 26 For this current study, 5 measures were derived to assess body dissatisfaction: 1) preadolescents satisfied with their perceived shape (perceived shape and ideal body shape being the same; N = 646); 2) those wanting a much thinner shape (discrepancy between perceived body shape and ideal body shape ranging from -8 to -3; N = 124); 3) those wanting a slightly thinner shape (discrepancy between perceived body shape and ideal body shape of -1 or -2; N = 531); 4) those wanting a slightly larger shape (discrepancy between perceived body shape and ideal body shape of 1 or 2; N = 194); and 5) preadolescents wanting a much larger shape (discrepancy between perceived body shape and ideal body shape ranging from 3 to 8; N = 20). The reliability and validity of the scale have been demonstrated with a sample of 1,056 girls aged between 11 and 14 years.…”

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Correlates of Body Dissatisfaction in Children

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The Journal of Pediatrics

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Results: Overall, 50.5% of girls wanted a thinner shape compared to 35.9% of boys. More boys wanted a larger shape compared to girls (21.1% vs. 7.2%). Most of the preadolescents who were overweight or obese were unsatisfied whereas 58.0% of girls and 41.6% of boys who were underweight were satisfied with their body. Results of a multinomial logistic regression revealed that age, gender, BMI, perceived shape, and self-esteem were significant correlates of the four body dissatisfaction contrasts (wanting a slightly thinner, much thinner, slightly larger, and much larger shape) and explained 50% of the variance. An interaction between gender and perceived shape was found, revealing that girls who perceived themselves as having a larger shape were more likely to desire a thinner shape than boys. Conclusions:The high prevalence rate of body dissatisfaction among children suggests that current approaches in our society to prevent problems related to body image must be improved.The different results between girls and boys highlight the need to take into account gender differences when designing prevention programs that aim to decrease body dissatisfaction.

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“…The CDRS, which consists of a sequence of nine silhouettes ordered from the thinnest to the largest, assesses BID by requiring participants to indicate which silhouette best represents their current and ideal body sizes [26]. The current-ideal discrepancy indicates BID.…”

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Individual and relational risk factors for the development of eating disorders in adolescent aesthetic athletes and general adolescents

2013

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This study compared potential risk and protective factors, levels of disordered eating (DE), and their relationship among young aesthetic athletes (elite and nonelite) and controls (N = 725; 62.5 % females; mean age = 15.3, SD = 2.1). The participants completed selfreport measures (McKnight Risk Factor Survey-IV, Contour Drawing Rating Scale and Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire). Female elite athletes showed a greater risk of developing eating disorders than non-elite athletes and controls, with no difference between the three groups of males. Multiple group analyses revealed important differences in DE predictors. Although social pressure is the strongest DE predictor in non-elite athletes and controls, in elite athletes, the strongest DE predictor is body image dissatisfaction. Parental influences, rather than self-esteem, are predictors of DE in elite athletes, unlike the other two groups. These results show that the risk and protective factors involved in the development of DE are not universally valid. The results highlight the importance of studying specific characteristics associated with DE in aesthetic athletes. Some implications for ED risk assessment and prevention are discussed.

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Development and Validation of a New Body-Image Assessment Scale

Cited by 585 publications

References 18 publications

BMI-based body size guides for women and men: development and validation of a novel pictorial method to assess weight-related concepts

BMI-based body size guides for women and men: development and validation of a novel pictorial method to assess weight-related concepts

Correlates of Body Dissatisfaction in Children

Individual and relational risk factors for the development of eating disorders in adolescent aesthetic athletes and general adolescents

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