A figure rating scales for Brazilian adults and children: development and test-retest reliability/Construcao e fidedignidade teste-reteste de escalas de silhuetas Brasileiras para adultos e criancas
The aim of this work was to develop figure rating scales to evaluate the body image of Brazilian adults and children. Adults and children with known Body Mass Index (BMI) were photographed and had their silhouettes drawn. Based on that, the scales were made by computer graphics. To evaluate the reli...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Psicologia, teoria e pesquisa teoria e pesquisa, 2009-04, Vol.25 (2), p.263 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The aim of this work was to develop figure rating scales to evaluate the body image of Brazilian adults and children. Adults and children with known Body Mass Index (BMI) were photographed and had their silhouettes drawn. Based on that, the scales were made by computer graphics. To evaluate the reliability of the scales, test-retest was applied with a gap of one month. Participants included 90 adults (18-60 years old) and 69 children (7-12 years old) of both genders. The instruments presented positive and significant correlations between test and retest for the actual BMI and those perceived as current by adults (r=0,84; p |
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| ISSN: | 0102-3772 |