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Preliminary development of the Body Image Affect Scale.

M E Campbell1, P Chow

  • 1Nipissing University, Canada. marcella@neilnet.com

Psychological Reports
|June 7, 2000
PubMed
Summary

A new questionnaire effectively measures negative body image affect. This validated tool showed good reliability and a slight negative association with using humor during stress.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Negative body image is a prevalent concern impacting mental well-being.
  • Existing measures may not fully capture the affective component of negative body image.
  • Understanding the emotional experiences related to body image is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a new questionnaire assessing the affect associated with negative body image.
  • To examine the psychometric properties of the newly developed instrument.
  • To explore the relationship between negative body image affect and coping mechanisms like humor.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a novel body-image questionnaire.
  • Administration of the questionnaire to a relevant study population.
  • Psychometric analysis, including Cronbach's alpha for reliability and correlational analysis for validity.

Main Results:

  • The new body-image questionnaire demonstrated strong internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of .84.
  • A statistically significant, albeit small, negative correlation (r = -.21) was found between negative body image affect and the use of humor during stressful situations.
  • These findings support the questionnaire's reliability in measuring negative body image affect.

Conclusions:

  • The newly developed questionnaire is a reliable tool for assessing negative body image affect.
  • The findings suggest a potential inverse relationship between negative body image affect and the utilization of humor as a coping strategy.
  • Further research is warranted to explore the nuances of this relationship and its clinical implications.

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