Validating the Body Uneasiness Test (BUT) in obese patients

Marano, Giuseppe; Cuzzolaro, Massimo; Vetrone, G.; Garfinkel, Paul E.; Temperilli, Flavia; Spera, Giovanni; Grave, Riccardo Dalle; Calugi, Simona; Marchesini, Giulio

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“…At baseline, BMI was not different between males and females, but the concern for body image, weight phobia, dysfunctional behaviors (e.g., body avoidance and compulsive self-monitoring), and feelings of detachment and estrangement toward the body were remarkably higher in females than in males, confirming the well-known presence of a gender difference (27), also observed in normal-weight individuals (33). Body image uneasiness, in both females and males, was negatively associated with age, as previously reported (34), and positively associated with binge eating and psychiatric distress, underlining the importance of psychological variables and eating behavior on this multifaceted construct.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…No significant differences were found between males and females with regard to age, current BMI, and primary motivation for weight loss. Males had a significantly higher BMI at age 20, whereas females had the expected higher scores in BUT‐GSI and in all BUT‐A subscales (26, 27), in SCL‐GSI, and in BES.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The test‐retest correlation coefficients were highly significant (BUT‐Global Severity Index, 0.90). Finally, exploratory and confirmatory analyses found the same structural model for BUT‐A in normal‐weight, non‐eating‐disordered subjects (26), as well as in patients with obesity (27).…”

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The Effect of Obesity Management on Body Image in Patients Seeking Treatment at Medical Centers

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The Effect of Obesity Management on Body Image in Patients Seeking Treatment at Medical Centers

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“…The results are expressed both in a combined GSI and in scores on the 5 subscales. The Italian version of the BUT has demonstrated good psychometric properties, such as Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging between 0.64 and 0.89 (Marano et al 2007;Cuzzolaro et al 2006). In the present study, the Cronbach's alpha was 0.96 for the GSI.…”

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Weight Bias Internalization Scale Discriminates Obese and Overweight Patients with Different Severity Levels of Depression: the Italian Version of the WBIS

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We have investigated the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the weight bias internalization scale (WBIS) in overweight and obese patients who were attending weight loss programs. Participants were 386 overweight and obese patients admitted in two medical centers specializing in the treatment of obesity. All the patients were administered the WBIS, and measures of binge eating, depression, self-esteem, and body dissatisfaction. Confirmatory factor analysis failed to confirm the fit of the original 11-item unidimensional model. Item analysis and exploratory factor analysis indicated that 9 items included in the original measure (the items 1 and 9 were excluded because low item-total correlations) formed a reliable unidimensional measure of internalized weight bias (WBIS-9). The WBIS-9 was significantly correlated with convergent measures and was able to categorize individuals with different severity levels of depression (sensitivity of 0.72 and specificity of 0.70). The WBIS-9 may be useful in clinical practice to discriminate patients with more severe psychopathology, comorbid disordered eating patterns, and risk for poor outcomes.

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“…The Body Uneasiness Test (BUT) was used for the study on body image and its pathologies [33][34][35]. This is a self-administered, multi-dimensional Italian test for the clinical assessment of uneasiness relating to body image.…”

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The Impact of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery on Body Image and Psychological Well-Being: A Preliminary Study

Mattei¹,

Bagliacca²,

Ambrosi³

et al. 2015

Int J Psychol Behav Anal

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Background: The relationship between body image and cosmetic surgery represents a new generation of research on the psychological aspects of cosmetic surgery. Objective: This preliminary study intends to investigate the role of distress relating to body image in conditioning the levels of post-operatory patient benefit both the impact of cosmetic surgery on the state of psychological well-being and body image through the analysis of the differences between the pre and post-operative stages. Methods: The study lasted 12 months and it occurred in two stages, a pre-operative stage (N=85) and a post-operative stage (N=85). The patients, subjected to different aesthetic operations, were administered the Body Uneasiness Test, Psychological General Well-Being Index -Short version in both the stages and the Glasgow Benefit Inventory in the post-operative phase. Results: The post-operative patient benefit was conditioned by the existence of clinically significant distress related to body image in the pre-operative stage, in accordance with the degree of severity; the operation had a positive impact on both the state of distress linked to psychological well-being and that relating to body image but, in the latter case, the improvement of distress depends on severity; all the patients with a body image disorder in the pre-operative stage continued to show this even after 12 months. Conclusions: A careful assessment of body image and its disorders in the stage before the operation may allow the identification of patients who may be dissatisfied by the outcome of the operation.

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Validating the Body Uneasiness Test (BUT) in obese patients

Abstract: The BUT can be a valuable multidimensional tool for the clinical assessment of body uneasiness in obesity; the scores of its sub-scales do not show a linear correlation with BMI values.

Cited by 43 publications

References 36 publications

The Effect of Obesity Management on Body Image in Patients Seeking Treatment at Medical Centers

The Effect of Obesity Management on Body Image in Patients Seeking Treatment at Medical Centers

Weight Bias Internalization Scale Discriminates Obese and Overweight Patients with Different Severity Levels of Depression: the Italian Version of the WBIS

The Impact of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery on Body Image and Psychological Well-Being: A Preliminary Study

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