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Further evidence of the reliability and validity of the body esteem scale
Author(s) -
Franzoi Stephen L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199403)50:2<237::aid-jclp2270500214>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , scale (ratio) , self esteem , test (biology) , test validity , social psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , validity , measure (data warehouse) , statistics , developmental psychology , mathematics , computer science , power (physics) , paleontology , quantum mechanics , biology , database , physics
Results of the present study indicate that over a 3‐month period, the multidimensional Body Esteem Scale (BES) exhibits high test‐retest reliability. Findings further indicate that the BES is not susceptible to a tendency to unrealistically deny negative self‐attributes and is only very slightly susceptible to a tendency to unrealistically attribute positive self‐attributes. Overall, the present study supports the continued use of the BES as a reliable and valid measure of male and female body esteem.