Confirmatory factor analysis and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales in early adolescents

José H Marco; Conxa Perpiñá; María Roncero; Cristina Botella

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.01.003

Confirmatory factor analysis and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales in early adolescents

Body Image. 2017 Jun:21:15-18. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.01.003. Epub 2017 Feb 23.

Authors

José H Marco¹, Conxa Perpiñá², María Roncero³, Cristina Botella⁴

Affiliations

¹ Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación e Intervención Terapéutica, Universidad Católica de Valencia "San Vicente Mártir", C/ Guillem de Castro, 175, Valencia, 46008, Spain. Electronic address: joseheliodoro.marco@ucv.es.
² Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, Valencia, 46010, Spain; Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain.
³ Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, Valencia, 46010, Spain.
⁴ Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain; Departamento de Psicología Básica, Clínica y Psicobiología, Universidad Jaume I de Castellón, Avda. Sos Bainat, s/n. Castellón, Spain.

PMID: 28229919
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.01.003

Abstract

The main aim of this study was to confirm the factorial structure of the Spanish version of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales in early adolescents from 12 to 14 years. The sample included 355 participants, 189 girls and 166 boys, with ages ranging from 12 to 14 years old. The original MBSRQ-AS 5-factor structure was confirmed, and the model showed a good fit to the data: Appearance Evaluation, Appearance Orientation, Body Areas Satisfaction, Overweight Preoccupation, and Self-Classified Weight. The internal consistency of the test scores was adequate. Girls had higher score s than boys on Appearance Orientation, Overweight Preoccupation, and Self-Classified Weight, and lower scores on Appearance Evaluation and Body Areas Satisfaction. This study confirms the factor structure of the MBSRQ-AS.

Keywords: Body image; Confirmatory factor analysis; Early adolescents; MBSRQ-AS.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Body Image / psychology*
Child
Factor Analysis, Statistical*
Female
Humans
Male
Personal Satisfaction*
Physical Appearance, Body*
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Spain
Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*