Assessing Body Esteem in Adolescents: Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Body Esteem Scale (BESAA-S)

Autor/inn/en	Beltrán-Garrayo, Lucia; Mercado-Garrido, Esther; Román, Francisco Javier; Rojo, Marta; Sepúlveda, Ana Rosa
Titel	Assessing Body Esteem in Adolescents: Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Body Esteem Scale (BESAA-S)
Quelle	In: Child & Youth Care Forum, 52 (2023) 3, S.683-701 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Beltrán-Garrayo, Lucia) ORCID (Mercado-Garrido, Esther) ORCID (Román, Francisco Javier) ORCID (Rojo, Marta) ORCID (Sepúlveda, Ana Rosa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-1890
DOI	10.1007/s10566-022-09705-w
Schlagwörter	Human Body; Self Esteem; Adolescents; Psychometrics; Attitude Measures; Foreign Countries; Factor Structure; Body Weight; Physical Characteristics; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Attribution Theory; Eating Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Menschlicher Körper; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Ausland; Faktorenstruktur; Körpergewicht; Körperliche Erscheinung; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Spanien
Abstract	Background: "How do I perceive my own body?" is a central question during adolescence, which addresses the subjective assessment of body image, called Body Esteem. Although concern about body esteem increases during adolescence, there is a lack of psychometrically validated measures to assess it specifically among Spanish adolescents. Objective: This study aims to validate the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adult populations (BESAA), a widely used measure of body esteem across cultures, among the Spanish adolescent population. Methods: The cross-cultural adequacy and acceptability of the Argentinian-Spanish version by Forbes et al., (2012) were pilot tested and the questionnaire was completed by 1,258 students (M[subscript age] = 15.56). Next, several psychometric analyses were carried out: exploratory (AFE) and confirmatory (CFA) factorial structure, convergent and discriminant validity, nomological validity, internal consistency, and temporal reliability. Results: The AFE and CFA supported a reduced Spanish version of the BESAA of 14 items (BESAA-S) and maintained the original three-factor structure (BE-Weight, BE-Appearance, and BE-Attribution subscales). The BESAA-S showed acceptable internal consistency and strong test-retest reliability. Discriminant validity between subscales was appropriate, and convergent validity was appropriate except for the BE-Attribution subscale. Nomological validity was supported through significant correlations with body appreciation, general self-esteem, sociocultural attitudes towards appearance, and disordered eating symptoms. Body esteem was negatively associated with weight status. Conclusions: This study presents a culturally appropriate, shortened Spanish BESAA as a reliable instrument for body esteem assessment among Spanish speaking adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01