Applicability of the Ben-Tovim Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ) and the Attention to Body Shape scale (ABS) in Japanese males and females.
OBJECTIVE
To determine applicability of the Japanese-translated versions of the Ben-Tovim Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ) and the Attention to the Body Shape Scale (ABS) in Japanese males and females.


METHODS
The translated questionnaires were administered to Japanese living in Japan (84 males, 139 females) and also to 68 Japanese males living in Australia. The results were compared with 72 Australian males using the English version and also with previous results using Australian females.


RESULTS
Alpha levels from the two questionnaires ranged 0.70 to 0.87. Japanese groups showed significant (p<0.05) differences in the scores obtained from the BAQ compared to Australian males. The inter-subscale correlations for the BAQ were comparable regardless of ethnicity. Both questionnaires also correlated with the 26-item Eating Attitudes Test scores (p<0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The current study suggests that both BAQ and ABS are adequate for use in Japanese males and females to assess their body attitudes.
Kagawa
Masaharu
M
School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. m.kagawa@qut.edu.au
Uchida
Hayato
H
Uenishi
Kazuhiro
K
Binns
Colin W
CW
Hills
Andrew P
AP
D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D001288:Attention; D001315:Australia; D001828:Body Image; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires