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The Italian version of the Body Cathexis Scale
E Orlandi1, R Covezzi, G M Galeazzi
1Department of Neurosciences TCR, Section of Psychiatry, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, School of Medicine, Modena, Italy. emanueleorlandi06@yahoo.it
Aims:
Various questionnaire measures have been developed to study body attitude and affect. The Body Cathexis Scale (BCS) was the first psychometric instrument devised to measure body dissatisfaction. In this study we report the validation of the Italian version of the BCS. Reliability and validity studies were conducted on 86 female subjects with eating disorders and 404 general population subjects.
Results:
Factor analysis yielded three factors called "Bust", "Weight-related Body Shape and Functions" and "Physical Functionality". Internal consistency was 0.90 (Cronbach's alpha). Test-retest reliability was 0.81. Criterion and concurrent validity are considered and norms as percentiles are reported for age classes.
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