Translation and validation of a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 in Brazilian adults

Junqueira, Alessandra Costa Pereira; Laus, Maria Fernanda; Almeida, Sebastião Sousa; Costa, Telma Maria Braga; Todd, Jennifer; Swami, Viren

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.10.002

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“…Body appreciation was assessed using the Body Appreciation Scale‐2 (BAS‐2; Tylka & Wood‐Barcalow, 2015). The 10‐item Brazilian version of the BAS‐2 (e.g., “I respect my body”) has demonstrated good convergent validity, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability in Brazilian young men (Junqueira et al, 2019). Total scores range from 10 to 50.…”

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Dissonance‐based eating disorder prevention delivered in‐person after an online training: A randomized controlled trial for Brazilian men with body dissatisfaction

Almeida

Brown

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Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective Few prevention programs have been developed and empirically evaluated to address eating disorder (ED) and muscle dysmorphia (MD) symptoms in men. Furthermore, new strategies for the broad implementation of available programs are needed. We investigated the acceptability and efficacy of a dissonance‐based (DB) intervention for Brazilian undergraduate men with body dissatisfaction to target risk and protective factors for ED and MD symptoms (the Body Project: More Than Muscles) after an online training for facilitators. Method Participants were randomized to a two‐session DB‐intervention (n = 89) or assessment‐only control (AOC) (n = 91), and completed validated measures assessing ED and MD risk and protective factors pre‐intervention, post‐intervention, and at 4‐ and 24‐week follow‐up post‐intervention. Results Acceptability ratings were highly favorable. Regarding efficacy, the DB condition demonstrated significantly greater decreases in ED and MD risk factors compared to AOC from pre‐intervention to 4‐week (p‐values <.05, between‐condition Cohen's d = 0.35–1.10) and 24‐week follow‐up (p‐values <.05, between‐condition Cohen's d = 0.33–0.78). Results at post‐intervention were not significant, with the exception that body appreciation showed significantly greater improvements in the DB condition (post‐intervention: p < .01, between‐condition Cohen's d = 0.40; 4‐week: p < .001, between‐condition Cohen's d = 0.80; and 24‐week follow‐up: p < .001, between‐condition Cohen's d = 0.58). Discussion Results support the acceptability and efficacy of a DB‐intervention delivered in‐person after an online training for facilitators up to 24‐week follow‐up in Brazilian men.

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Dissonance‐based eating disorder prevention delivered in‐person after an online training: A randomized controlled trial for Brazilian men with body dissatisfaction

Almeida

Brown

Campos

et al. 2020

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…Some studies appear to focus on a uni-dimensional component of body image by emphasizing a negative connotation, primarily related to mental health treatment seekers [ 39 ]. Such conceptual biases have been challenged by literature suggesting emphasis on the whole spectrum of body image variations, ranging from negative to positive [ 1 , 8 , 9 , 19 ]. In this context, one’s body appreciation (BA) is linked with one’s positive body image.…”

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Body Appreciation Scale (BAS-2): measurement invariance across genders and item response theory examination

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Background The present study considers a measure of positive body image, the Body Appreciation Scale-2, which assesses acceptance and/or favourable opinions towards the body (BAS-2). Potential variations of the psychometric properties of the scale across males and females, as well as across its different items invite for further investigation. The present study contributes to this area of knowledge via the employment of gender Measurement Invariance (MI) and Item Response Theory (IRT) analyses. Methods A group of 386 adults from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America (USA) were assessed online (N = 394, 54.8% men, 43.1% women, Mage = 27.48; SD = 5.57). Results MI analyses observed invariance across males and females at the configural level, and non-invariance at the metric level. Further, the graded response model employed to observe IRT properties indicated that all items demonstrated, although variable, strong discrimination capacity. Conclusions The items showed increased reliability for latent levels of ∓ 2 SD from the mean level of Body Appreciation (BA). Gender comparisons based on BAS-2 should be cautiously interpreted for selected items, due to demonstrating different metric scales and same scores indicating different severity. The BAS-2 may also not perform well for clinically low and high BA levels. Thus, it should optimally be accompanied by clinical interviews for formal assessment in such cases.

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“…A total score is calculated by averaging participants' responses to all items with high scores indicating a broader conceptualization of beauty. This measure was administered to Groups A, B, C, and D. have a unidimensional factor structure, adequate internal consistency, and good construct validity (Junqueira et al, 2019). The 10-item BAS-2 was administered to Groups A, B, C, and D (McDonald's ω = .91).…”

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“…Breast size dissatisfaction. Women were also asked to complete the Breast Size Rating Scale (BSRS; Swami, Cavelti, Taylor, & Tovée, 2015; Brazilian Portuguese translation: Junqueira et al, 2019). The BSRS consists of 14 computer-generated images of women with increasing breast size.…”

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“…A measure of breast size dissatisfaction was computed as the absolute difference between current and ideal breast size ratings, such that higher scores reflect greater breast size dissatisfaction irrespective of a desire for larger or smaller breast size. Scores derived from the BSRS have been shown to have adequate construct validity in Brazilian women (Junqueira et al, 2019). No comparable measure exists for men and it is not possible to compute ω for BSRS scores.…”

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Translation and validation of a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 in Brazilian adults

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Dissonance‐based eating disorder prevention delivered in‐person after an online training: A randomized controlled trial for Brazilian men with body dissatisfaction

Dissonance‐based eating disorder prevention delivered in‐person after an online training: A randomized controlled trial for Brazilian men with body dissatisfaction

Body Appreciation Scale (BAS-2): measurement invariance across genders and item response theory examination

Adaptação transcultural e características psicométricas de dois instrumentos de avaliação da imagem corporal positiva para o Brasil

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