La escala de estima corporal (BES): validación de una muestra española

Abstract

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo validar en población española la Escala de Estima Corporal (BodyEsteem Scale -BES), elaborada por Franzoi y Shields (1984). La escala fue aplicada a una muestra total de 288 participantes (212 mujeres y 72 varones), con un rango de edad entre 14 y 29 años, procedentes de escuelas, institutos y facultades universitarias. En este estudio se ofrecen datos sobre la consistencia interna, estabilidad temporal (1 mes), validez convergente y análisis factorial. Además, se encuentran diferencias en la estima corporal entre varones y mujeres, en función de la edad, del índi-ce de Masa Corporal (IMC), y de las puntuaciones en el EAT-40 y la Escala de Restricción.Palabras clave: Imagen corporal, estima corporal, trastornos alimentarios, anorexia nerviosa. The Body Esteem Scale (BES): Validation in a Spanish sampleThe purpose of the present study was to valídate in Spanish population the Body Esteem Scale (BES), elaborated by Franzoi & Shields (1984). A sample of 288 students from primary, secondary and imiversity schools (212 women and 72 men), ranged in age between 14 to 29 years, was administered the BES. In this work, psychometric data are presented, as interna) consistency, test-retest reliability (1 month), convergent validity and factor analysis. Furthermore, the findings indícate differences in body esteem between men and women, between age groups, BMI (Body Mass Index) groups and between groups according to EAT-40 and Restriction Scale scores

Revising the Body Esteem Scale with a U.S. College Student Sample: Evaluation, Validation, and Uses for the BES-R

“…Over the past three decades researchers have utilized the BES to enhance our understanding of the relationships between body esteem and numerous constructs in the behavioral sciences. Topics within social psychology include race/ethnicity (Franzoi and Chang 2002;Henriques and Calhoun 1999;Miller et al 2000;Wade 2003), sexual orientation (Striegel-Moore et al 1990), socioeconomic status (Kornblau et al 2007), age and generational trends (Franzoi and Koehler 1998), cultural sexism (Franzoi 2001;Franzoi et al 2012;Oswald et al 2012), mating preferences (Wade 2000), sexual desire (Seal et al 2009), social comparison tendencies (Franzoi and Klaiber 2007;Irving 1990;Powell et al 2001;Wade and Abetz 1997), media body depictions (Henderson-King et al 2001;Hobza et al 2007), and body objectification (McKinley and Hyde 1996). Topics within clinical psychology include eating attitudes (Ata et al 2007;McKinley 1999), dieting behavior (Furnham and Boughton 1995), disordered eating (Davis 1997;Franko et al 2012;Kaminski and McNamara 1996;Martz and Bazzini 1999;Mayer et al 2008;Rieder and Ruderman 2001;Striegel-Moore et al 1993;Tassava and Ruderman 1999), anabolic steroid abuse (Schwerin et al 1997), depression and anxiety (Davis et al 1993;Parent 2013), chronic disease (Barak et al 1999;Barak et al 1998), andmindfulness (Fink et al 2009).…”

“…The Drive for Thinness subscale of the Eating Disorders Inventory-2 (Garner 1991) was used to assess negative eating and weight attitudes. Past research indicates that this measure is appropriate for nonclinical samples (Garner et al 1983). Respondents indicated whether each item applied to them using a 6-point Likert scale from 1 (always) to 6 (never), with higher summed scores indicating more distorted eating and body attitudes and behaviors (e.g., "I think about dieting").…”

“…Over the past 30 years, the BES has demonstrated its usefulness as a tool for facilitating research on the negative impact of the media and other sources on body image (Daniel and Bridges 2010;Henderson-King et al 2001;McKinley and Hyde 1996;Strelan and Hargreaves 2005) as well as the relationship between body esteem and self-esteem (Franzoi and Klaiber 2007) and objectification and body-shame (McKinley and Hyde 1996). This research is imperative for understanding the negative impact of these factors on the health and wellness of adult men and women.…”