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: Received: 20 April 2021 / Approved: 22 April 2021 / Online: 22 April 2021 (14:05:42 CEST)
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Brandão, M.P.; Vale, V.; Gomes, M.; Pereira, A. Portuguese Translation and Validation of the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) in University Students. Preprints2021, 2021040611. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0611.v1
Brandão, M.P.; Vale, V.; Gomes, M.; Pereira, A. Portuguese Translation and Validation of the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) in University Students. Preprints 2021, 2021040611. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0611.v1
Brandão, M.P.; Vale, V.; Gomes, M.; Pereira, A. Portuguese Translation and Validation of the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) in University Students. Preprints2021, 2021040611. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0611.v1
APA Style
Brandão, M.P., Vale, V., Gomes, M., & Pereira, A. (2021). Portuguese Translation and Validation of the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) in University Students. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0611.v1
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Brandão, M.P., Margaret Gomes and Anabela Pereira. 2021 "Portuguese Translation and Validation of the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) in University Students" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0611.v1
Abstract
Body-Esteem Scale is an assessment tool for adolescents and adults that evaluate three dimensions of self-evaluations of one’s body. Body-Esteem Scale has been translated and validated in some countries since America down to Europe. Lack of translation and reliability evidence in Portugal was detected. This study aimed to translate and test the validity and reliability of the Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) in students in the context of Portuguese higher educa-tion. A total of 173 students (60.7% are female) with a mean age of 19.7 (standard deviation = 2.2) years participated. Categorical Principal Component Analysis was used to assess the underlying dimensions of BESAA. Construct validity was evaluated through correlation with the Appearance Schemas Inventory – Revised and a three-factor model (“Appearance”, ‘‘Weight’’ and “Attribu-tion’’) was established. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to verify the construct validity of the instrument. Items that had factor weights (λ)<.40 were removed, as well as those that were considered redundant by the modification indices estimated by the Lagrange Multipliers (LM) method (LM>11, p<.001). We observed high correlations between theoretically similar factors, and low correlations between different factors. The Portuguese BESAA showed adequate validity and reliability.
Keywords
validity; reliability; assessment; body image; self-evaluation; students
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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