Polish normalization of the Body Esteem Scale

Background The present paper reports the results of research aimed at identifying intra-group differences among females suffering from different eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder) in terms of the subjects’ psychological traits, adoption of socio-cultural norms (through media pressure, internationalization of norms, and exposure to information concerning body image standards), and the level of body dissatisfaction. The following research question was asked: is it possible to distinguish specific profiles of psychological characteristics, as well as levels of body dissatisfaction, social pressure, media exposure and internalization of common standards of body image? Participants and procedure The clinical population consisted of 121 females aged 20-26. The research was conducted in the years 2007-2012. The following research methods and procedures were applied: 1) a clinical interview, 2) the Contour Drawing Rating Scale, 3) the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), 4) a Polish translation of the Socio-cultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-3). Results Cluster analysis of the research data allowed four significantly different clusters to be distinguished in the group of 121 examined females suffering from eating disorders. In the next step, analysis of variance (the ANOVA test) was used to compare the differences between the examined clusters in terms of the investigated variables and their indicators. Conclusions Due to significant differences between the examined females in terms of the strength levels and the configuration of psychological and socio-cultural variables investigated in the present study, the females were classified into four different psychological types referred to as neurotic, perfectionist, impulsive and adolescent-narcissistic.

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

A psychological typology of females diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder

Izydorczyk¹

2015

“…The Body Esteem Scale (BES) by S. Franzoi and S. Shields (1984), adapted to Polish by Lipowska and Lipowski (2013), was used for the research. The scale is used to study body image.…”

Section: Sample and Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Psychological and social costs, including the material ones related to treatment and therapy, for both obesity and emaciation are large indeed. However, the body image changes during the life (Tiggemann, 2004;Lipowska & Lipowski, 2006, 2013. This justifies the need for research on body image among adolescents, their health behaviour and the correlations between them as well as on their psychosocial determinants.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health behaviours and body image of girls in the second phase of adolescence

Liberska¹,

Boniecka²

2016

Background The concept of body image was introduced by Paul Schilder, who recognised that this is a picture of our own body, which we create in our mind and which is the way in which the body is revealed to us. He proposed a definition centred around the cognitive aspect and assumed the relative stability of this structure. However, he highlighted the fact that the body image may be shaped by various experiences, and thus an individual can modify his own body image during life. Participants and procedure The study group consisted of 112 high school students aged 17 and 18 years. The study was conducted from March to June 2014 in Poland. Techniques: The Body Esteem Scale (BES) by S. Franzoi and S. Shields was used for the purpose of the research. The scale is used to study body image. The second tool used in the research was the Health Behaviour Inventory (HBI) by Z. Juczyński. Although the standards are set for adults, the same tool is frequently used in research among youth. Results It was found that only the overall health behaviour indicator correlates with body evaluation. The higher the overall health behaviour indicator was, the higher was body evaluation among the girls involved in the study. However, no significant correlation was found between body mass index (BMI) and overall body evaluation. Conclusions The research demonstrated that the body image of adolescent girls significantly correlates with their health care to a large extent and with the desire to be slim to a lesser extent. This is a very positive result considering the idea of a healthy lifestyle.

“…The body image and the body self are described in the literature as multidimensional constructs (e.g., Ben-Tovim & Walker, 1991;Cash, 2004;Cash & Pruzinsky, 1990;Głębocka & Kulbat, 2005;Kowalik, 2009;Lipowska & Lipowski, 2013;Mirucka, 2003Mirucka, , 2005Slade, 1994;Vamos, 1993). Although the two constructs differ, they are also interrelated (Izydorczyk & Bieńkowska, 2008;Lipowska & Lipowski, 2013;Mirucka & Sakson-Obada, 2013). Generally, the body image is treated as a component of the body self, integral for self-image.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adaptation of the Body Image after Breast Cancer Questionnaire in the Polish context: factorial structure and validity of the scale

Derbis¹,

Machnik-Czerwik²

2016

health psychology report · volume 4(2), 6 original article background Valid assessment of body image is salient in therapy and rehabilitation of women suffering from breast cancer. Adequate instruments are still lacking in this domain. To overcome this limitation two aims were formulated in the study. First, we tested the factorial structure of the Body Image after Breast Cancer Questionnaire (BIBCQ) developed by Baxter (1998) in Canada, in the Polish context. Then, we tested the construct validity of the scale. The scale is based on a multidimensional concept of the body image of chronically ill individuals proposed by Vamos (1993). participants and procedureA group of 270 women at the mean age of 55 (range of 23-81) with breast cancer who underwent conservation, mastectomy, or lumpectomy surgery was sampled in the Amazonki community. resultsConfirmatory factor analysis was used to test the factorial structure of the instrument. To test the convergent validity, scales assessing body self, body image, self-esteem, and depression were used. Divergent validity was analyzed in the context of the social desirability construct. Discriminant validity was based on comparisons between women who had undergone lumpectomy or mastectomy surgery. The results showed that within two out of six subscales proposed by Baxter, two additional subscales had to be distinguished. However, some differences in comparisons with previous validation studies were also found. conclusionsThe BIBCQ scale was found to be a valid multidimensional tool of body image assessment in the Polish context. The results are discussed in terms of cross-cultural differences in body image perception in breast cancer patients and guidelines for the scale's implementation in the Polish context. key words body image; breast cancer; confirmatory factor analysis; scale validationRomuald Derbis