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The psychometric properties of the Scale of Body Connection (SBC) in a Portuguese sample

Author(s) -

Cide Filipe Neves,

Cynthia Price,

Ana Carvalheira

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

psychology community and health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2182-438X

DOI - 10.5964/pch.v6i1.223

Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , portuguese , psychology , confirmatory factor analysis , scale (ratio) , criterion validity , construct validity , goodness of fit , psychometrics , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , statistics , mathematics , cartography , geography , linguistics , philosophy

AimThe Scale of Body Connection (SBC) is a measure aimed at examining body awareness (BA), specifically awareness of inner body sensations, and bodily dissociation (BD), or the sense of separation from the body. The aim of this study was to develop a Portuguese version of the SBC.MethodAn online survey was completed by 445 women, with an average age of 30.47 (SD = 9.87), and 464 men, with an average age of 37.54 (SD = 12.34). Ages ranged from 18 to 72 years old.ResultsResults showed Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of .86 for BA and .73 for BD. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed reasonable goodness-of-fit indices (χ2/df = 9.0; GFI = .84; NFI = .72; CFI = .74; PGFI = .68; PCFI = .66; RMSEA = .09).ConclusionPositive correlations between the SBC factor scores and the scores of the General Body Dissatisfaction Scale and the Cognitive Distraction Scale confirmed convergent validity. These findings support the reliability and validity of the SBC in a Portuguese sample

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