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Child Body Concerns and Behavior Scale: Development and Psychometric Properties of a Body Image Scale for Children
Clara Mockdece Neves1, Juliana Fernandes Filgueiras Meireles2, Fabiane Frota da Rocha Morgado3
1Departament of Physical Education, Federal University of Juiz de Fora.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|August 18, 2020
Summary
Researchers developed and validated a new body image scale for children aged 7-11 in Brazil. This reliable instrument offers valid measures for assessing children's body image perceptions.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Psychometrics
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Limited availability of valid and reliable instruments for assessing body image in children.
- Need for culturally appropriate tools to evaluate body image in diverse populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a body image scale for Brazilian children aged 7-11 years.
- To ensure the scale possesses good validity and reliability for this specific demographic.
Main Methods:
- Scale development involved literature review, qualitative study, and expert evaluation.
- Psychometric properties were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses.
- The study included a large sample of 571 girls and 597 boys from Brazil.
Main Results:
- The final scale for females comprised 17 items across five factors; the male version had 13 items across two factors.
- Both versions demonstrated satisfactory convergent and discriminant validity.
- The developed scale is reliable for use with Brazilian children aged 7-11 years.
Conclusions:
- A psychometrically sound body image scale was successfully developed and validated for Brazilian children.
- This new instrument addresses the need for reliable and valid body image assessment in this age group.
- The scale's cultural adaptation enhances its utility in the Brazilian context.
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