Validity and Reliability of the French Versions of the Body Shape Questionnaire |
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| Authors: | Vanessa Lentillon-Kaestner André Berchtold Amélie Rousseau Claude Ferrand |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Teaching and Research Unit in Physical Education and Sports (UER-EPS), University of Teacher Education, State of Vaud (HEP-VD), Lausanne, Switzerlandvanessa.lentillon-kaestner@hepl.ch;3. Institute of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland;4. Institute of Psychology, University Charles de Gaulle of Lille Nord, France;5. Laboratory of Psychology, University Fran?ois Rabelais of Tours, France |
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| Abstract: | The validity of the 34-item and shortened versions of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) has been evaluated in various languages. To date, only the validity of the 34-item French BSQ scale has been tested in a nonclinical sample. This study assessed the reliability and validity of the 34-item French BSQ and 7 shortened versions in clinical and nonclinical samples. The 34-item French BSQ was administered to 159 obese women with and without binge eating disorders and to 1,169 female undergraduate students. The results suggested that the BSQ–8B was the best French BSQ to use in nonclinical and clinical samples. |
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