Development and validation of the body shape scale (BOSHAS) for assessing body shape perception in African populations

被引：2

作者：

Cohen, Emmanuel ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Ndao, Amadou ^{[4
,5
]}

Bernard, Jonathan Y. ^{[6
,7
]}

Gueye, Amadoune ^{[8
]}

Duboz, Priscilla ^{[8
]}

Macia, Enguerran ^{[8
]}

Boetsch, Gilles ^{[8
]}

Pasquet, Patrick ^{[1
]}

Holdsworth, Michelle ^{[9
]}

Gradidge, Philippe Jean-Luc ^{[10
]}

机构：

[1] Museum Natl Hist Nat, CNRS, UMR Ecoanthropol 7206, Paris, France

[2] Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7178, Inst Pluridisciplinaire Hubert CURIEN, Strasbourg, France

[3] Univ Witwatersrand, MRC Wits Dev Pathways Hlth Res Unit, Dept Paediat, Fac Hlth Sci, Johannesburg, South Africa

[4] Ecole Hautes Etud Sci Sociales EHESS, CNRS, UMR 8177, IIAC LAIOS, Paris, France

[5] Univ Francfort Main, Raum IG 551, Inst Ethnol, Frankfurt, Germany

[6] Sorbonne Paris Cite CRESS, Early Determinants Childrens Hlth & Dev ORCHAD Te, INSERM, Ctr Res Epidemiol & Stat,UMR 1153, Villejuif, France

[7] Paris Descartes Univ, Paris, France

[8] UCAD, CNRS, UMI Environm Sante Soc 3189, Fac Med, Dakar, Senegal

[9] IRD, UMR Nutripass 204, Montpellier, France

[10] Univ Witwatersrand, Fac Hlth Sci, Ctr Exercise Sci & Sports Med, Johannesburg, South Africa

来源：

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH | 2020年 / 20卷 / 01期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

Body image scale; Body shape perception; Validation; African ancestry; Africa; FIGURE RATING-SCALE; MASS INDEX; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; EATING-DISORDERS; IMAGE; WEIGHT; WOMEN; FEMALE; SIZE; MOTHERS;

D O I：

10.1186/s12889-020-09654-w

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

BackgroundAs a consequence of 'Western' acculturation, eating disorders and body image disturbances, such as fatness phobia and body dysmorphic disorders towards musculature and body shape, are emerging in Africa, with young people the most affected. It is therefore important to accurately assess perceptions of body shape. However, the existing body image assessment scales lack sufficient accuracy and validity testing to compare body shape perception across different African populations. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Body Shape Scale (BOSHAS) to evaluate body shape perceptions related body image disorders in African populations.MethodsTo develop the BOSHAS, anthropometric measures of 80 Cameroonians and 81 Senegalese (both sexes included; 40.1% females overall) were taken for three body shape criteria: somatotype components, body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio. Subjects were selected to cover a wide variability in body shape and were photographed in full face and profile positions. To validate the BOSHAS, the scale was administered twice (2 weeks apart) to 106 participants (aged 31.212.6years) to assess its reliability. In addition, a questionnaire measuring different aspects of body shape (e.g. musculature) was also administered (n=597; aged 36.715.6years) to assess its convergent validity.Results The BOSHAS includes two sex-specific subscales of 10 photographs each. Most participants were able to repeat their BOSHAS preference order. Test-retest reliability was also consistent in estimating Current Body Shape (CBS), Desired Body Shape and Ideal Body Shape for participants and their partners. CBS was correlated with BMI, and different BOSHAS indices were consistent with declarations obtained by questionnaire.Conclusions The BOSHAS is the first sex-specific scale of real African models photographed in face and profile, including large body shape variability. The validation protocol showed good validity and reliability for evaluating body shape perceptions and dissatisfaction of Africans.

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