Assessment of body image
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Body Image Questionnaire (QÜIC) in Spanish adolescents. The sample comprised 254 girls and 189 boys, aged 12-15. Principal component analyses showed that the 18 satisfaction items could be summarized using two moderately interrelated dimensi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:318282 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/318282 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1177/1359105311417913 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Adolescents QÜIC Body image problems Body image satisfaction Reliability Validity |
| Sumario: | This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Body Image Questionnaire (QÜIC) in Spanish adolescents. The sample comprised 254 girls and 189 boys, aged 12-15. Principal component analyses showed that the 18 satisfaction items could be summarized using two moderately interrelated dimensions, torso and head/limbs, with satisfaction with chest/breast and genitals loading on a different factor for boys (torso) and girls (head/limbs). The QÜIC measures of body satisfaction, body problems, general physical appearance, and conformity with weight and height presented satisfactory test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and convergent validity. Our findings support the use of the QÜIC when assessing body image. |
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