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The situational inventory of body‐image dysphoria: Psychometric evidence and development of a short form
Author(s) -
Cash Thomas F.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/eat.10100
Subject(s) - psychology , dysphoria , discriminant validity , situational ethics , construct (python library) , facet (psychology) , construct validity , psychometrics , reliability (semiconductor) , internal consistency , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , social psychology , personality , anxiety , big five personality traits , psychiatry , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
Objective Among the facets of the multidimensional body‐image construct is the experience of dysphoric emotions about the body in specific situational contexts. The present article reviews the evidence concerning a unique measure of this facet, the Situational Inventory of Body‐Image Dysphoria (SIBID). Method The reliability and validity of the SIBID were examined across multiple studies conducted by the author. Because the 48‐item length of this measure may preclude its use by some researchers, a 20‐item short‐form was developed and evaluated. Results Findings consistently confirmed the SIBID's internal consistency, stability, and convergent, discriminant, and construct validity. The short form was found to be a psychometrically sound alternative to the longer version. Discussion The SIBID has utility in assessing negative body‐image affect. Its use in research with both clinical and nonclinical populations is encouraged. © 2002 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 32: 362–366, 2002.