Further Evidence of Construct Validity for the Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire and the Body Sensations Questionnaire

Introduction. A cognitive model of aetiology of panic disorder assumes that people who experience frequent panic attacks have tendencies to catastrophically interpret normal and benign somatic sensations - as signs of serious illness. This arise the question: is this cognition specific for patients with panic disorder and in what intensity it is present in patients with serious somatic illness and in healthy subjects. Objective. The aim of the study was to ascertain the differences in the frequency and intensity of 'catastrophic' cognitions related to body sensations, and to ascertain the differences in the frequency and intensity of anxiety caused by different body sensations all related to three groups of subjects: a sample of patients with panic disorder, a sample of patients with history of myocardial infarction and a sample of healthy control subjects from general population. Methods. Three samples are observed in the study: A) 53 patients with the diagnosis of panic disorder; B) 25 patients with history of myocardial infarction; and C) 47 healthy controls from general population. The catastrophic cognitions were assessed by the Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire (ACQ) and the Body Sensations Questionnaire (BSQ). These questionnaires assess the catastrophic thoughts associated with panic and agoraphobia (ACQ) and the fear of body sensations (BSQ). All study subjects answered questionnaires items, and the scores of the answers were compared among the groups. Results. The results of the study suggest that: 1) There is no statistical difference in the tendency to catastrophically interpret body sensations and therefore to induce anxiety in the samples of healthy general population and patients with history of myocardial infarction; 2) The patients with panic disorder have a statistically significantly more intensive tendency to catastrophically interpret benign somatic symptoms and therefore to induce a high level of anxiety in comparison to the sample of patients with the history of serious somatic illness (myocardial infarction) and the sample of healthy general population. Conclusion. The tendency to catastrophically interpret benign somatic symptoms and therefore to induce a high level of anxiety in patients with panic disorder, confirms the cognitive aetiology model of panic disorder and suggests that it should be the focus of prophylactic and therapeutic management of patients with panic disorder.

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The Body Esteem Scale: Construct Validity of the Female Subscales

Journal of Personality Assessment ◽

10.1207/s15327752jpa5401&2_20 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 204-212 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Cheryl Thomas ◽

Richard Freeman

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Body Esteem ◽

The Body

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The Cakras in Transpersonal Psychotherapy

International Journal of Yoga Therapy ◽

10.17761/ijyt.10.1.ew116hnh0826746k ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 45-64

Author(s):

John Prendergast

Keyword(s):

Clinical Experience ◽

Personal Transformation ◽

Human Experience ◽

The Body ◽

Kundalini Yoga ◽

Subtle Body ◽

Indian Tradition ◽

Transpersonal Psychotherapy ◽

Body Sensations ◽

Tantra Yoga

The Indian tradition of Tantra-Yoga and Kundalini-Yoga describes seven major cakras ("discs/wheels"): subtle energy centers in the body that govern different domains of human experience ranging from physical survival to spiritual illumination. After twenty years of direct personal and clinical experience with the cakras, I have come to believe that they offer a remarkable conceptual and perceptual map of the psychospiritual process and play a vital, though often unrecognized, role in psychotherapy. It appears to me that psychotherapy knowingly or unknowingly involves the cakras and that awareness of them facilitates the process of personal transformation,allowing clients to gradually open to their transpersonal depths. In this article I will demonstrate the relevance of the cakras to the practice oftranspersonal psychotherapy and offer some suggestions as to how therapists and clients can consciously work with them. Using the cakrasrequires an ability to focus on subtle body sensations and to understand their meaning, a capacity that many therapists and clients already have. Knowledge of and experience with the cakras help to bridge psychology and spirituality,enriching our understanding of transpersonal psychotherapy and helping to ground it in the body.

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Assessment of fear of fear in agoraphobics: The Body Sensations Questionnaire and the Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology ◽

10.1037/0022-006x.52.6.1090 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 52 (6) ◽

pp. 1090-1097 ◽

Cited By ~ 825

Author(s):

Dianne L. Chambless ◽

G. Craig Caputo ◽

Priscilla Bright ◽

Richard Gallagher

Keyword(s):

The Body ◽

Body Sensations

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Spanish Version of the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS) for Adolescents

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.5209/rev_sjop.2011.v14.n1.37 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 411-420 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Ignacio Jáuregui Lobera ◽

Patricia Bolaños Ríos

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Self Esteem ◽

The Body ◽

Body Appreciation ◽

Shape Model ◽

Stress Coping Strategies ◽

Eating Disorders Inventory ◽

Adequate Internal Consistency

The need to study the positive aspects of body image led to the design of the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS). The aim of the present study was to develop a Spanish adaptation of the BAS for adolescents, testing its factor structure, construct validity and any differences between girls and boys. Participants were 312 adolescents aged between 12 and 20; there were 148 females and 164 males. The validation analysis of the BAS revealed a one-factor structure with adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .908) and construct validity (correlations with body mass index, influence of the body shape model, perceived stress, coping strategies, self-esteem and variables from the Eating Disorders Inventory-2), as well as significant differences between boys and girls (p < .01). The BAS is suitable for administration in a Spanish adolescent population as a way of analysing the positive aspects of body image.

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Body Dysmorphic Symptoms Scale for patients seeking esthetic surgery: cross-cultural validation study

Sao Paulo Medical Journal ◽

10.1590/1516-3180.2016.0068160416 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 134 (6) ◽

pp. 480-490 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Tatiana Dalpasquale Ramos ◽

Maria José Azevedo de Brito ◽

Mônica Sarto Piccolo ◽

Maria Fernanda Normanha da Silva Martins Rosella ◽

Miguel Sabino Neto ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Validation Study ◽

Body Dysmorphic Disorder ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

The Body ◽

University Hospital ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Brazilian Version ◽

Cultural Validation

ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Rhinoplasty is one of the most sought-after esthetic operations among individuals with body dysmorphic disorder. The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Body Dysmorphic Symptoms Scale. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-cultural validation study conducted in a plastic surgery outpatient clinic of a public university hospital. METHODS: Between February 2014 and March 2015, 80 consecutive patients of both sexes seeking rhinoplasty were selected. Thirty of them participated in the phase of cultural adaptation of the instrument. Reproducibility was tested on 20 patients and construct validity was assessed on 50 patients, with correlation against the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale for Body Dysmorphic Disorder. RESULTS: The Brazilian version of the instrument showed Cronbach's alpha of 0.805 and excellent inter-rater reproducibility (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC = 0.873; P < 0.001) and intra-rater reproducibility (ICC = 0.939; P < 0.001). Significant differences in total scores were found between patients with and without symptoms (P < 0.001). A strong correlation (r = 0.841; P < 0.001) was observed between the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale for Body Dysmorphic Disorder and the Body Dysmorphic Symptoms Scale. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.981, thus showing good accuracy for discriminating between presence and absence of symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder. Forty-six percent of the patients had body dysmorphic symptoms and 54% had moderate to severe appearance-related obsessive-compulsive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The Brazilian version of the Body Dysmorphic Symptoms Scale is a reproducible instrument that presents face, content and construct validity.

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Portuguese Translation and Validation of the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) in University Students

10.20944/preprints202104.0611.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Piedade Brandão ◽

Vera Vale ◽

Margaret Gomes ◽

Anabela Pereira

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Factor Model ◽

Body Esteem ◽

Principal Component ◽

The Body ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Appearance Schemas ◽

Adolescents And Adults

Body-Esteem Scale is an assessment tool for adolescents and adults that evaluate three dimensions of self-evaluations of one’s body. Body-Esteem Scale has been translated and validated in some countries since America down to Europe. Lack of translation and reliability evidence in Portugal was detected. This study aimed to translate and test the validity and reliability of the Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) in students in the context of Portuguese higher educa-tion. A total of 173 students (60.7% are female) with a mean age of 19.7 (standard deviation = 2.2) years participated. Categorical Principal Component Analysis was used to assess the underlying dimensions of BESAA. Construct validity was evaluated through correlation with the Appearance Schemas Inventory – Revised and a three-factor model (“Appearance”, ‘‘Weight’’ and “Attribu-tion’’) was established. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to verify the construct validity of the instrument. Items that had factor weights (λ)<.40 were removed, as well as those that were considered redundant by the modification indices estimated by the Lagrange Multipliers (LM) method (LM>11, p<.001). We observed high correlations between theoretically similar factors, and low correlations between different factors. The Portuguese BESAA showed adequate validity and reliability.

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