title: Psychometric testing and applications of the Body Attitudes Questionnaire translated into Portuguese.
abstract: Although many body attitudes scales have been developed, none have been translated into Portuguese. This study aimed to translate the Ben-Tovim and Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire and assess validity and reliability for a Brazilian sample. Women with (n = 39) and without (n = 57) eating disorders completed the scale, to assess discriminant validity. Convergent validity was assessed by the correlations between the scores and a measure of body dissatisfaction. The questionnaire was applied twice to controls after 1 mo. to evaluate reliability. Eating-disordered women had significantly higher mean scores on Feeling Fat, Disparagement, Salience and Lower Body Fatness, and lower scores on Attractiveness. No mean difference on Strength and Fitness was found. Most subscales were significantly correlated with the body-dissatisfaction measure. Test-retest coefficients ranged from .57 to .85. The translated version of the Body Attitudes Questionnaire seems to be a valid and reliable measure of body attitudes.
authors.affiliation: Eating Disorder Program, Laboratory of Nutrition and Applied Metabolism, Institute and Department of Psychiatry, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Mello Moraes 65, São Paulo/SP, Brazil 05508-900. fesc@usp.br
authors.forename: Fernanda Baeza
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Scagliusi
authors.forename: Viviane Ozores
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Polacow
authors.forename: Táki Athanássios
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Cordás
authors.forename: Desire
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Marle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarenga
authors.forename: Sonia Tucunduva
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Philippi
authors.forename: Antonio Herbert
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Lancha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D011174:Portugal; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires