Fabienne Andres fabienne.e.andres@durham.ac.uk
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Validation of a Latin-American Spanish version of the Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA-LA) in Colombian and Nicaraguan adults
Andres, Fabienne E.; Thornborrow, Tracey; Bowie, Wienis N.; Chamorro, Ana Maria; De la Rosa, Gisell; Evans, Elizabeth H.; Fontalvo Acuña, Laura S.; Kolar, David R.; Mebarak, Moises R.; Tovar Castro, Juan Camilo; Boothroyd, Lynda G.
Authors
Tracey Thornborrow
Wienis N. Bowie
Ana Maria Chamorro
Gisell De la Rosa
Elizabeth H. Evans
Laura S. Fontalvo Acuña
David R. Kolar
Moises R. Mebarak
Juan Camilo Tovar Castro
Lynda G. Boothroyd
Abstract
Background: Body dissatisfaction (BD) is a growing concern in Latin America; reliable and culturally appropriate scales are necessary to support body image research in Spanish speaking Latin American countries. We sought to validate a Latin-American Spanish version of the Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA; Mendelson et al. 2001). Methods: The BESAA was translated, culturally adapted, and validated in a sample of adults in Colombia (N = 525, 65% women, Mage 24.4, SD = 9.28). We assessed factor structure (using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and exploratory structural equation model (ESEM)), internal reliability (using Cronbach’s alpha and omega), validity (using the Body Appreciation Scale BAS and Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire SATAQ), test–retest stability in a small subsample (N = 84, using Intraclass correlations ICC) and measurement invariance across gender. To evaluate the generalizability of the scale, we assessed reliability, validity, and factor structure in a second sample from rural Nicaragua (N = 102, 73% women, Mage 22.2, SD = 4.72), and assessed measurement invariance across Nicaraguan and Colombian participants. Results: The scale showed good internal reliability and validity in both samples, and there was evidence of adequate test–retest stability in the Colombian sample. EFA showed a three-factor structure with subscales we labelled ‘appearance-positive’, ‘appearance-negative’ and ‘weight’, that was confirmed using CFA and ESEM in the Colombian sample. Measurement invariance was confirmed across the Colombian and Nicaraguan samples, and across gender within the Colombian sample. Conclusion: The Latin-American Spanish version of the BESAA (BESAA-LA) appears to be a psychometrically sound measure with good reliability, validity and invariance across gender and countries. These results support the use of this scale to measure body satisfaction/dissatisfaction in Latin American adult populations.
Citation
Andres, F. E., Thornborrow, T., Bowie, W. N., Chamorro, A. M., De la Rosa, G., Evans, E. H., Fontalvo Acuña, L. S., Kolar, D. R., Mebarak, M. R., Tovar Castro, J. C., & Boothroyd, L. G. (2023). Validation of a Latin-American Spanish version of the Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA-LA) in Colombian and Nicaraguan adults. Journal of eating disorders, 11(1), Article 219. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00942-5
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 29, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 8, 2023 |
Publication Date | Dec 8, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Dec 13, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 13, 2023 |
Journal | Journal of Eating Disorders |
Electronic ISSN | 2050-2974 |
Publisher | BioMed Central |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | 219 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00942-5 |
Keywords | Validation, Nicaragua, Body satisfaction, Body Esteem Scale for Sdolescents and Adults, Latin America, Factor structure, Colombia, Spanish, Body image |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1987818 |
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