title: Body image construct of Sri Lankan adolescents
abstract: “Body image” is more than the visual perception
  of size and it is probably multidimensional. It is known to
  influence eating behaviors and self-esteem of adolescents.
  Although widely studied in developed countries, it has been
  studied little in Sri Lanka.
  
  
  
  This study was designed to translate and
  culturally adapt a tool to assess dimensions of body image
  in Sri Lankan adolescents.
  
  
  
  The study was carried out in the Anuradhapura
  District on school going children in grades nine to eleven. A
  multidimensional body image questionnaire was translated
  to Sinhalese language using the nominal group consensus
  method. The translated version was administered to 278
  (114 boys) students after content validation and pre-testing.
  To assess test-retest reliability, the same questionnaire was
  administered to the same sample after two weeks.
  Psychometric properties were assessed using exploratory
  factor analysis.
  
  
  
  Three-factor model emerged when dimensions in
  body image were analysed. Both boys and girls had almost
  identical factor structure. The three dimensions identified
  were “affective body image”, “body perception” and
  “orientation on body size”. All factors had good internal
  consistency with Cronbach’s alpha > 0.76 and explained
  more than 56% of the total variance in both sexes.
  
  
  
  The translated body image questionnaire was
  a valid and reliable tool which can be used in Sri Lankan
  adolescents. Both genders had a similar, multidimensional
  body image construct.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. lakmi_g@yahoo.com
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Goonapienuwala
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Agampodi
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Kalupahana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siribaddana