Initial Evidence of the Reliability and Validity of a Three-Dimensional Body Rating Scale for the Congenitally Blind

Abstract

Research on body dissatisfaction has grown significantly. However, valid and reliable instruments for measuring body dissatisfaction in the congenitally blind have yet to be developed. In three studies, we report on development, test-retest reliability, and concurrent and content validity of the Three-dimensional Body Rating Scale (3BRS) for the congenitally blind. In Study 1, 58 people with congenital blindness (28 women, 30 men; M age = 36.7, SD = 13.1) numerically ordered models of the 3BRS and models of the Two-dimensional Body Rating Scale (2BRS), from very thin to the very fat. In Study 2, the construct validity and reliability of the 38RS was assessed. The same participants from Study 1 chose the 3BRS model that represented their ideal body and the 3BRS model that represented their actual body. Two weeks later, a re-test was done. In Study 3, 16 experts judged the content validity of the 3BRS. The psychometric properties of the 3BRS, its utility, and its limitations are discussed along with considerations for future research.

Brazilian Photographic Figure Rating Scale

“…In that light, it is very important not only to refine the methodological apparatus used for evaluation but also to assess psychometric qualities of any tool (Gardner & Brown, 2011). The results of this study support the validity and temporal stability of the BPFRS (Agresti, 2013;Anastasi & Urbina, 2000;Pasquali, 2003) with findings that are in line with other studies in the area (Adami et al, 2012;Conti et al, 2013;Gardner & Brown, 2010a;Gardner, Jappe, & Gardner, 2009;Morgado, Ferreira, Campana, Rigby, & Tavares, 2013;Swami et al, 2008). Specifically, content validation was supported by over 70% agreement among the expert judges that each element of the scale was relevant and representative for the construct to be evaluated.…”

Implicações da Cegueira Congênita na Imagem Corporal: Uma Revisão Integrativa

“…No que se refere às implicações da cegueira congênita em diferentes aspectos da imagem corporal, os resultados apontam incongruência teórica. Pode-se perceber que grande parte dos estudos (40%) aponta que características específicas da cegueira congênita são importantes precursoras de alterações negativas da imagem corporal (Fernández-Aranda, Crespo, Jiménez-Murcia, Krug, & Vallejo-Ruiloba, 2006;Kinsbourne, & Lempert, 1980;Lev-Wiesel, Aharoni, & Bar-David, 2002;Sharp, 1993;Shulman, 1986;Touyz, O'Sullivan, Gertler, & Beumont, 1988;Vandereycken, 1986;Yager, Hatton, & Ma, 1986); 25% apontam que essas características implicam positivamente no desenvolvimento saudável da imagem corporal (Ashikali & Dittmar, 2010;Baker, Sivyer, & Towell, 1998;Ma & Han, 2011;Pierce & Wardle, 1996;Resnick, 1983); 10% indicam que alterações da imagem corporal em pessoas com cegueira congênita devem ser avaliadas a partir de um complexo conjunto de fatores, que incluem tanto características específicas da cegueira congênita quanto preocupações com a forma e dimensão corporal (Ostojic & Hansen ,2013;Thomas, Weigel, Lawton, Levendusky, & Becker, 2012); e 25% não fizeram menção direta a respeito das implicações da cegueira na imagem corporal (Bullington & Karlsson, 1997;Kaplan-Myrth, 2000;McFarlane, 1989;Morgado & Ferreira, 2010;Morgado, Ferreira, Campana, Rigby, & Tavares, 2013).…”

“…Insatisfação corporal é um conjunto de crenças negativas sobre o próprio corpo, dado pela discrepância entre o corpo considerado real e aquele desejado como ideal (Morgado et al, 2013). Algumas pesquisas analisadas são congruentes ao afirmar que a cegueira congênita é uma importante precursora de menores níveis de insatisfação corporal.…”

Development and Validation of the Self-Acceptance Scale for Persons with Early Blindness: The SAS-EB

“…The second limitation was the lack of the use of a validated scale to assess the main variable used to check the convergent validity for body satisfaction. Although there is a valid and reliable Brazilian measure for body satisfaction in blind people (Three-Dimensional Body Rating Scale (3BRS) [67] ), it was validated for congenitally blind women, and would not be suitable for men or for people who became blind after the age of five, as in the case of some members of this sample. Similarly, another limitation was that no validated scale was used to assess the acceptance of the visual impairment variable for convergent validity.…”