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Sicilia A, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Rodgers RF, Granero-Gallegos A, Lo Coco G, Dion J, McCabe M, Strodl E, Markey CH, Aimé A, Gullo S, Mellor D, Castelnuovo G, Probst M, Maïano C, Manzoni GM, Beginr C, Blackburn ME, Pietrabissa G, Hayami-Chisuwa N, He Q, Caltabiano M, Alcaraz-Ibánez M. Cross-Country Measurement Invariance and Effects of Sociodemographic Factors on Body Weight and Shape Concern-Related Constructs in Eight Countries. Body Image 2020; 35:288-299. [PMID: 33181385 DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the cross-country invariance of five well-established measures of body weight and shape concern-related attitudes and behaviors (i.e., drive for leanness, drive for muscularity, strategies to increase muscle, strategies to lose weight, and weight and shape concerns). A secondary objective was to examine the effects of several sociodemographic factors (age, BMI, socioeconomic status, and gender) on item and latent factor scores of these constructs. A total of 6272 emerging adults (4218 women; Mage = 21.46, SD = 3.11) from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.S. completed a self-report online survey as part of a larger study. Overall, support for partial invariance both across countries and in terms of the considered sociodemographic factors was found for reduced versions of the five measures. Significant differences in latent means were found across countries, these being of greater magnitude for drive for leanness and strategies to lose weight. The considered sociodemographic factors (most notably BMI and gender) were associated with the latent mean scores of the assessed constructs. The present study contributes to current literature by providing cross-cultural invariant versions of several measures of relevance in the field of body image.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alvaro Sicilia
- Health Research Centre and Department of Education, University of Almeria, Ctra de Sacramento, s/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain.
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- Department of Applied Psychology, North Eastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA, 02115, USA and Department of Psychiatric Emergency & Acute Care, Lapeyronie Hospital, CHRU Montpellier, France.
| | - Antonio Granero-Gallegos
- Health Research Centre and Department of Education, University of Almeria, Ctra de Sacramento, s/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain.
| | - Gianluca Lo Coco
- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Viale delle Sciennze edificio 15, 90128, Palermo, Italy.
| | - Jacinthe Dion
- Department of Health Sciences, Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi, 555, boul. De l'universite, Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 2BI, Canada.
| | - Marita McCabe
- School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University, Burwood Road, Hawthorn, 3122, Australia.
| | - Esben Strodl
- School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Rd., Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, Australia.
| | - Charlotte H Markey
- Department of Psychology, Health Sciences Center, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, 08102, USA.
| | - Annie Aimé
- Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 5, Rue Saint-Joseph, Saint-Jérôme, Québec, J7Z 0B7, Canada.
| | - Salvatore Gullo
- Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Viale delle Sciennze edificio 15, 90128, Palermo, Italy.
| | - David Mellor
- School of Psychology, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia.
| | - Gianluca Castelnuovo
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, San Giuseppe Hospital, Strada Cadorna 90, 28824, Oggebbio, VB, Italy; Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy.
| | - Michel Probst
- Dept of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, O&N 4 Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
| | - Christophe Maïano
- Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 5, Rue Saint-Joseph, Saint-Jérôme, Québec, J7Z 0B7, Canada.
| | - Gian Mauro Manzoni
- Department of Psychology, eCampus University, Novedrate, CO, Italy; Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, San Giuseppe Hospital, Strada Cadorna 90, 28824, Oggebbio, VB, Italy.
| | - Catherine Beginr
- School of Psychology, Laval University, 2325 Allee des Bibliotheques, Quebec, GIVOA6, Canada.
| | - Marie-Eve Blackburn
- ECOBES-Research and Transfer, Cegep de Jonquiere, 2505, Saint-Hubert Street, Jonquiere, Quebec, Canada.
| | - Giada Pietrabissa
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, San Giuseppe Hospital, Strada Cadorna 90, 28824, Oggebbio, VB, Italy; Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy.
| | - Naomi Hayami-Chisuwa
- Graduate School of Human Life Sciences, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan.
| | - Qiqiang He
- School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, PR China.
| | - Marie Caltabiano
- School of Psychology, James Cook University, McGregor Road, Smithfield, Queensland, 4870, Australia.
| | - Manuel Alcaraz-Ibánez
- Health Research Centre and Department of Education, University of Almeria, Ctra de Sacramento, s/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain.
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