Validation of the Korean version of the Body Shape Questionnaire (K-BSQ): focus on young women

Kang, So Ra; Kim, Shin‐Jeong

doi:10.1080/03630242.2022.2055697

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“…The BSQ has been validated and found to have good test-retest reliability (three weeks) with a coefficient of r = 0.88, p < .001 [ 48 ]. While explicit validation studies investigating the psychometric properties of the BSQ among Asian North American females are lacking, this measure has been used frequently among Asian American females [ 49 – 52 ] and a translated version has been validated among young adult Korean women [ 53 ].…”

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Validation of the translated Negative Physical Self Scale in a sample of Asian women living in Canada

Amin,

Ly,

Misener

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Objectives Body dissatisfaction is often linked to the internalization of Western beauty standards. Existing measures of body dissatisfaction, developed in Western societies, may fail to capture complex variations across ethnicities and cultures. The Negative Physical Self Scale (NPSS) assesses cognitive, affective, perceptual, and behavioural facets of body dissatisfaction. While unique in its consideration of Chinese ideals of body image, the NPSS has recently been translated and validated in a North American sample. The English-translated version of the NPSS has the potential to be an appropriate body dissatisfaction assessment tool for Asian women living in North America. The current study aims to validate the NPSS in an Asian female population living in Canada. Methods A sample of 899 undergraduate women residing in Canada with self-identified Asian ethnicity completed an online survey consisting of the NPSS and other measures of body dissatisfaction. Results An initial confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the four-factor structure of the NPSS, previously suggested in a primarily non-Asian North American sample, was a poor fit for the data. A second-order multidimensional model, based on a model proposed during the original development of the NPSS in a Chinese sample, indicated good fit once items were removed due to loadings < .60. High internal consistency between subscales and strong convergent validity with other measures were demonstrated. Notably, the NPSS Body Concern subscale demonstrated high convergence with other popular measures of body dissatisfaction and has the potential for use as a brief measure of body dissatisfaction among North American Asian females in clinical and research settings. Conclusions The NPSS provides a valid assessment of body dissatisfaction among a sample of Asian women living in Canada, a specific subpopulation that has not been previously investigated. The findings highlight the importance of developing culturally sensitive measures of body dissatisfaction for differing ethnic and cultural groups.

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