Further evidence of the reliability and validity of the Body Esteem Scale.
Results of the present study indicate that over a 3-month period, the multidimensional Body Esteem Scale (BES) exhibits high test-retest reliability. Findings further indicate that the BES is not susceptible to a tendency to unrealistically deny negative self-attributes and is only very slightly susceptible to a tendency to unrealistically attribute positive self-attributes. Overall, the present study supports the continued use of the BES as a reliable and valid measure of male and female body esteem.
Department of Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012928:Social Desirability