TY - JOUR
T1 - The Body Image Concern Inventory
T2 - Validation in a multiethnic sample and initial development of a Spanish language version
AU - Littleton, Heather
AU - Breitkopf, Carmen Radecki
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is part of a larger study supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, R01CA107015 awarded to Dr. Radecki Breitkopf.
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - Dysmorphic appearance concern encompasses preoccupation with a perceived appearance defect, defect checking and camouflaging, and social avoidance. The current study sought to evaluate the internal consistency, factor structure, and convergent validity of a measure of dysmorphic appearance concern, the Body Image Concern Inventory, as well as evaluate the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the instrument. Women recruited as part of a reproductive clinic-based clinical trial completed the BICI and other self-report measures of distress. A total of 1043 women completed the measures in English (M = 29 years, range = 18-55 years) and 573 women completed the measures in Spanish (M = 32 years, range = 18-55 years). Both the English and Spanish BICI were internally consistent and correlated moderately with measures of current psychological distress (STAI-S, CES-D). Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the measure's proposed factor structure. Applications of the BICI for future research are discussed.
AB - Dysmorphic appearance concern encompasses preoccupation with a perceived appearance defect, defect checking and camouflaging, and social avoidance. The current study sought to evaluate the internal consistency, factor structure, and convergent validity of a measure of dysmorphic appearance concern, the Body Image Concern Inventory, as well as evaluate the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the instrument. Women recruited as part of a reproductive clinic-based clinical trial completed the BICI and other self-report measures of distress. A total of 1043 women completed the measures in English (M = 29 years, range = 18-55 years) and 573 women completed the measures in Spanish (M = 32 years, range = 18-55 years). Both the English and Spanish BICI were internally consistent and correlated moderately with measures of current psychological distress (STAI-S, CES-D). Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the measure's proposed factor structure. Applications of the BICI for future research are discussed.
KW - Body dysmorphic disorder
KW - Body image
KW - Dysmorphic appearance concern
KW - Eating disorders
KW - Spanish body image concern inventory
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.06.004
DO - 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.06.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 18753021
AN - SCOPUS:52749096371
SN - 1740-1445
VL - 5
SP - 381
EP - 388
JO - Body Image
JF - Body Image
IS - 4
ER -