title: Confirmatory factor analysis and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales.
abstract: The Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) is the most comprehensive instrument to assess body image. The MBSRQ-Appearance Scales (MBSRQ-AS) is a reduced version that has been validated in other languages. The main aim of the present study was to confirm the factor structure of the Spanish version of the MBSRQ-AS and analyze its psychometric properties in 1041 nonclinical individuals. Confirmatory factor analysis showed excellent goodness of fit indices for the five-factor structure (Appearance Evaluation, Appearance Orientation, Body Areas Satisfaction, Overweight Preoccupation, and Self-Classified Weight). Factors possessed adequate scale score reliability indices. Some of the factors showed significant associations with the Eating Attitudes Test. Significant differences were found between boys/men and girls/women, and among age groups. The Spanish version of the MBSRQ-AS is a valid instrument for use in nonclinical population settings in people from 15 to 46 years old.
authors: Departamento de Psicología y Sociología, Área de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas de Teruel, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/ Ciudad Escolar s/n, 44003 Teruel, Spain. Electronic address: mroncero@unizar.es.
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Roncero
authors: Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos, Facultad de Psicología, University of Valencia, Spain; Ciber Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain.
authors: Conxa
authors: C
authors: Perpiñá
authors: Departmento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos, Unversidad Católica de Valencia "San Vicente Martir", Spain.
authors: Jose H
authors: JH
authors: Marco
authors: Servicio de Salud Mental, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Spain.
authors: Sergio
authors: S
authors: Sánchez-Reales
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Body image; Confirmatory factor analysis; Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scales; Spanish validation