Psychometric testing and applications of the Body Attitudes Questionnaire translated into Portuguese.
Percept Mot Skills
; 101(1): 25-41, 2005 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-16350606
Although many body attitudes scales have been developed, none have been translated into Portuguese. This study aimed to translate the Ben-Tovim and Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire and assess validity and reliability for a Brazilian sample. Women with (n = 39) and without (n = 57) eating disorders completed the scale, to assess discriminant validity. Convergent validity was assessed by the correlations between the scores and a measure of body dissatisfaction. The questionnaire was applied twice to controls after 1 mo. to evaluate reliability. Eating-disordered women had significantly higher mean scores on Feeling Fat, Disparagement, Salience and Lower Body Fatness, and lower scores on Attractiveness. No mean difference on Strength and Fitness was found. Most subscales were significantly correlated with the body-dissatisfaction measure. Test-retest coefficients ranged from .57 to .85. The translated version of the Body Attitudes Questionnaire seems to be a valid and reliable measure of body attitudes.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Imagem Corporal
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Comparação Transcultural
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Idioma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Percept Mot Skills
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos