A Psychometric Evaluation of the Body Checking and Avoidance Questionnaire Among Brazilian Adults

The aim of this study was to validate the Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ) in an eating disorder population, using students in psychology as control. Five hundred and seventy-three females (422 controls and 151 eating disorders patients, mean age 24.1 ± 5.9 years) completed the BCQ and measures of eating disorders psychopathology. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that the BCQ measures the global construct of body checking with three correlated subfactors. The BCQ has good test-retest reliability (0.90), and the subfactors had good internal consistency (0.90, 0.92, and 0.84). The BCQ correlates with other body image and eating disorders measures, indicating that the BCQ measure has good concurrent validity. Finally, the BCQ reliably distinguishes eating disorders patients from controls, as well as “dieters” from “non-dieters.” The study provides support for factor structure, validity and reliability of the BCQ on eating disorders population and supports the use of this questionnaire in cross-national studies.

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Measurement Invariance of a Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptom Questionnaire Across Sex: The Body Image Questionnaire–Child and Adolescent Version

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191116679504 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (8) ◽

pp. 1026-1035 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sophie C. Schneider ◽

Andrew J. Baillie ◽

Jonathan Mond ◽

Cynthia M. Turner ◽

Jennifer L. Hudson

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

High School Students ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Body Dysmorphic Disorder ◽

Psychometric Evaluation ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

The Body ◽

Measurement Properties ◽

School Students ◽

Disorder Symptom

Measures of body dysmorphic disorder symptoms have received little psychometric evaluation in adolescent samples. This study aimed to examine cross-sex measurement invariance in the Body Image Questionnaire–Child and Adolescent version (BIQ-C) to establish whether observed sex differences in total scores may be meaningful or due to differences in measurement properties. A sample of 3,057 Australian high school students completed the initial screening item of the measure (63.2% male, Mage = 14.58 years, SD = 1.37, range = 12-18 years). Of these participants, 1,512 (49.5%) reported appearance concerns and thus completed the full measure. Partial scalar measurement invariance was established among a revised two-factor, 9-item version of the BIQ-C (BIQ-C-9). Females reported significantly greater latent factor variance, higher BIQ-C-9 total and factor scores, and higher scores on most individual BIQ-C-9 items. The measure can be used with caution to compare body dysmorphic disorder symptoms between male and female adolescents, though sex-specific cutoff scores should be used.

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Development of the body checking questionnaire: A self-report measure of body checking behaviors

International Journal of Eating Disorders ◽

10.1002/eat.10012 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 324-333 ◽

Cited By ~ 182

Author(s):

Deborah L. Reas ◽

Brooke L Whisenhunt ◽

Rick Netemeyer ◽

Donald A. Williamson

Keyword(s):

The Body ◽

Self Report ◽

Body Checking ◽

Report Measure

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Psychometric properties of the Body Checking Questionnaire in college women

Body Image ◽

10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.12.004 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

pp. 46-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Emily K. White ◽

Kim Claudat ◽

Sarah C. Jones ◽

Kimberly A. Barchard ◽

Cortney S. Warren

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

College Women ◽

The Body ◽

Body Checking

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Does disallowing body checking in non-elite 13- to 14-year-old ice hockey leagues reduce rates of injury and concussion? A cohort study in two Canadian provinces

British Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1136/bjsports-2019-101092 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 54 (7) ◽

pp. 414-420 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Carolyn Emery ◽

Luz Palacios-Derflingher ◽

Amanda Marie Black ◽

Paul Eliason ◽

Maciek Krolikowski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Incidence Rate ◽

Policy Change ◽

The Body ◽

Ice Hockey ◽

Medical Attention ◽

Point Estimate ◽

Body Checking ◽

Adjusted Incidence Rate ◽

Canadian Provinces

ObjectiveTo compare rates of injury and concussion among non-elite (lowest 60% by division of play) Bantam (ages 13–14 years) ice hockey leagues that disallow body checking to non-elite Bantam leagues that allow body checking.MethodsIn this 2-year cohort study, Bantam non-elite ice hockey players were recruited from leagues where policy allowed body checking in games (Calgary/Edmonton 2014–2015, Edmonton 2015–2016) and where policy disallowed body checking (Kelowna/Vancouver 2014–2015, Calgary 2015–2016). All ice hockey game-related injuries resulting in medical attention, inability to complete a session and/or time loss from hockey were identified using valid injury surveillance methodology. Any player suspected of having concussion was referred to a study physician for diagnosis and management.Results49 body checking (608 players) and 33 non-body checking teams (396 players) participated. There were 129 injuries (incidence rate (IR)=7.98/1000 hours) and 54 concussions (IR=3.34/1000 hours) in the body checking teams in games. After policy change, there were 31 injuries (IR=3.66/1000 hours) and 17 concussions (IR=2.01/1000 hours) in games. Policy disallowing body checking was associated with a lower rate of all injury (adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR)=0.44; 95% CI: 0.27 to 0.74). The point estimate showed a lower rate of concussion (adjusted IRR=0.6; 95% CI: 0.31 to 1.18), but this was not statistically significant.ConclusionPolicy change disallowing body checking in non-elite Bantam ice hockey resulted in a 56% lower rate of injury. There is growing evidence that disallowing body checking in youth ice hockey is associated with fewer injuries.

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PERCEPÇÃO DA IMAGEM CORPORAL E COMPORTAMENTO ALIMENTAR: ESTUDO COM ACADÊMICOS DE CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO

Simbio-Logias Revista Eletrônica de Educação Filosofia e Nutrição ◽

10.32905/19833253.2019.11.15p29 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (15) ◽

pp. 29-50

Author(s):

Mateus Barros de Carvalho ◽

Paula Maria da Silva ◽

Luiza Marly Freitas de Carvalho ◽

Antonio Marcos Vaz de Lima ◽

Keila Cristiane Batista Bezerra Lopes

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Feeding Behavior ◽

Body Mass ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Female Gender ◽

The Body ◽

Feeding Disorders ◽

Male Body ◽

Body Checking ◽

Eat 26

The concept of corporal image includes how own body, taking into account their constituent parts, as well as the feelings related the those characteristics. The entrance in academica life provokes alterations in the feeding behavior, and the exposition to the new social environment they can bring as consequence an increase in dissatisfaction. Objective: To investigate the satisfaction with the body image and eating behavior of academics at a university center. Methods: For data collection, the following instruments were used. The evaluation was performed with anthropometric measurements, as size and weight measurements. In order to diagnose the nutritional status, the body mass index was used. In order to evaluate the study variables; we used the Body Checking questionnaires Questionnaire. Male Body Checking Questionnaire, Body Shape Questionnaire and EAT-26. Results: According to the Body Mass Index, the female gender had a higher rate of adequacy (70.4%), in relation to the masculine (58,9%). The EAT-26 questionnaire showed that 85% of male engineering students presented risk for Feeding Disorders, in relation to the female psychology (89.8%). Conclusion: In terms of feeding behavior, the women scored higher than men, which suggests a higher susceptibility to Feeding Disorders development in men.

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The Body Appreciation Scale-2: Item refinement and psychometric evaluation

Body Image ◽

10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.09.006 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

pp. 53-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 256

Author(s):

Tracy L. Tylka ◽

Nichole L. Wood-Barcalow

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Evaluation ◽

The Body ◽

Body Appreciation

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