Examining the psychometric properties of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 in Brazilian adolescents

Alcaraz‐Ibáñez, Manuel; Chiminazzo, João Guilherme Cren; Sicilia, Álvaro; Fernándes, Paula Teíxeira

doi:10.25115/psye.v9i3.1101

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“…This assumption was confirmed. Overlapping findings from the previous studies, this study demonstrated that boys report greater body appreciation compared to girls [20][21][22]. In line with previous studies, we found gender differences of negative body image in the expected direction, with females demonstrating greater body image concerns compared to boys [70].…”

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confidence: 89%

“…This is somewhat surprising considering that adolescence is a critical period in the development of positive and negative body image. Nevertheless, some rare studies on adolescents have replicated findings in adults, concluding that adolescent body appreciation is inversely associated with body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, sociocultural beauty ideals internalisation and social physique anxiety, and is positively associated with life satisfaction, self-esteem, physical well-being and intuitive eating [20][21][22][23]. Understanding the protective nature of positive body image is important to more deeply investigate the associations between positive body image and a health-related lifestyle, especially participation in physical activity and sports [12,24].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Examining Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating In Adolescents of Different Sports Practice: Cross-Sectional Study

Jankauskienė

Bacevičienė

Trinkūnienė

2020

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This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the associations between body appreciation, body functionality and disordered eating in a large adolescent sample of different levels and types of sports practice. Method: The sample consisted of 1412 adolescents (59.8% were girls). The ages ranged from 15 to 18 years old, with a mean age of 16.9 (SD = 0.5) for girls and 17.0 (SD = 0.4) for boys. Participants completed an anonymous questionnaire assessing the nature of sports participation, body appreciation, body functionality, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, internalisation of sociocultural beauty ideals and disordered eating. A two-way ANOVA was employed to test the differences in body image concerns, body appreciation, perceived physical fitness and disordered eating behaviours in gender groups and groups of different sport types and levels. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to predict disordered eating behaviours of different study variables. Results: Participants of leisure and competitive sports reported greater body appreciation, self-esteem and lower body dissatisfaction compared to non-participants. No differences in body appreciation and disordered eating were observed in adolescents involved in weight-sensitive and less weight-sensitive sports. Body appreciation and body functionality were associated with lower disordered eating in adolescent girls not participating in sports, leisure exercisers and participants of competitive sport as well as in boys participating in competitive sports, controlling for body mass index. Adolescent boys demonstrated greater body appreciation compared to girls. Conclusions: The results of this study support the knowledge of the protective role of positive body image preventing dysfunctional eating in adolescent girls of various sports practice and in competitive sports involved boys. Disordered eating prevention and clinical treatment programs for adolescents of different physical activity might benefit from including education about body appreciation and functionality.

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confidence: 99%

Examining Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating In Adolescents of Different Sports Practice: Cross-Sectional Study

Jankauskienė

Bacevičienė

Trinkūnienė

2020

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“…This is accompanied by an increase in studies assessing the psychometric properties of body image measurements in different cultures and languages. Indeed, several instruments have been successfully translated to Spanish or Portuguese to assess inter alia body dissatisfaction (Castrillón Moreno et al, 2007), body checking/avoidance (Kachani et al, 2011; Campana et al, 2013) and positive body image (Swami et al, 2011; Alcaraz-Ibáñez et al, 2017) in Latin America.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Spanish Body Image State Scale: Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity in a Colombian Population

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ObjectiveBody image is a construct highly dependent on culture and ethnicity. Furthermore, recent studies reveal that body image is not only a trait, but also a momentary state subject to change in diverse situational contexts. However, cultural influences on momentary body image have not been sufficiently investigated. To assess the influence of Latin American culture on momentary body image and to enable its comparison to Western countries, the Spanish translation of an existing state body image scale such as the Body Image States Scale (BISS) is needed. In addition, the factor structure, reliability and general validity of the Spanish BISS (S-BISS) should be evaluated prior to its application in diverse situational contexts.MethodWe conducted a cross-sectional study evaluating 1137 individuals between the ages of 18 and 28 years from Barranquilla, Colombia, South America. The original BISS, which assesses body satisfaction, was translated from English to Spanish. Factorial structure, scale score reliability and convergent/divergent validity were assessed.ResultsExploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed that a one-factor model with correlated items best described the factorial structure present in the BISS questionnaire. The coefficient of scale score reliability was α = 0.92 (McDonalds ω = 0.93), with similar results for men and women. Significant differences between males and females were found with lesser body satisfaction in females (W = 163260, p = 0.016). Lower S-BISS scores indicating less body satisfaction were associated with higher BMI (r = −0.287, p < 0.001) and obtained in participants who were currently on a diet (t1135 = −3.98, p < 0.001). The S-BISS was negatively correlated with a trait body image measurement assessing body dissatisfaction (Body Shape Questionnaire, r = −0.577, p < 0.001) and a psychopathology questionnaire (Brief Symptom Inventory 53, r = −0.331, p < 0.001).ConclusionThe S-BISS is a valid and reliable instrument to assess body image in the Colombian population, and exhibits similar psychometric properties to those of the original version. Future studies should examine whether the S-BISS captures change in state body image when applied in diverse situational contexts.

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“…The other two psychological variables played lesser roles in body appreciation than we had expected: satisfaction with life was positively but relatively weakly related, and optimism even less so. Previous studies reported stronger connections with these variables ( Alcaraz-Ibáñez et al, 2017 ; Frisén & Holmqvist, 2010 ; Wood-Barcalow et al, 2010 ). While bidirectional associations between body appreciation and these two variables were relatively stronger, in multiple regression analyses their role became weaker.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…In quantitative studies with adults, body appreciation has also been found to be positively correlated with self-esteem and positive affect and negatively correlated with negative psychological indicators, such as guilt or shame ( Razmus & Razmus, 2017 ). Several quantitative studies have also found body appreciation to be positively associated with satisfaction with life among youth ( Alcaraz-Ibáñez, Cren Chiminazzo, Sicilia, & Teixeira Fernandez, 2017 ).…”

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Body appreciation in light of psychological, health- and weight-related variables among female adolescents

2020

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Recent research has begun to focus on positive body image and how this can be supported in adolescence. Body appreciation is a key element of positive body image, and has been associated with self-reported health status, weight-related concern, family factors and psychological variables such as self-esteem. In this study we explored these associations among Hungarian adolescent females. Female high school students from two major towns in Csongrád county, Hungary (N = 454; age range from 14 to 20; M = 16.3 years, SD = 1.2) completed questionnaires assessing body appreciation, self-esteem, optimism, life satisfaction and health- and weight-related variables. Analyses revealed that body appreciation was most strongly related to self-esteem, as well as being positively associated with life satisfaction, self-perceived health, being in control of diet, and engagement in sport. Conversely, binge drinking, engaging in slimming behaviors and having eating disorders in the family were negatively associated with body appreciation. These findings provide some indications of factors that might be targetted in health education programs aiming to promote positive body image and to develop resilience against body dissatisfaction in this demographic group. Such programs should also include information of nutrition and media literacy.

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Examining the psychometric properties of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 in Brazilian adolescents

Cited by 36 publications

References 23 publications

Examining Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating In Adolescents of Different Sports Practice: Cross-Sectional Study

Examining Body Appreciation and Disordered Eating In Adolescents of Different Sports Practice: Cross-Sectional Study

The Spanish Body Image State Scale: Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity in a Colombian Population

Body appreciation in light of psychological, health- and weight-related variables among female adolescents

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