Artículo
Validation of Spanish Language Evaluation Instruments for Body Dysmorphic Disorder and the Dysmorphic Concern Construct
Autor/es | Senín Calderón, María Cristina
Valdés Díaz, María Benítez Hernández, María del Mar Núñez Gaitán, María del Carmen Perona Garcelán, Salvador Félix Martínez Cervantes, Rafael Jesús Rodríguez Testal, Juan Francisco |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos |
Fecha de publicación | 2017-06-30 |
Fecha de depósito | 2017-07-28 |
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Resumen | Dysmorphic concern (DC) refers to excessive preoccupation with a slight or imagined defect in physical appearance with social avoidance and behavior directed at controlling the defect in appearance. This study attempted ... Dysmorphic concern (DC) refers to excessive preoccupation with a slight or imagined defect in physical appearance with social avoidance and behavior directed at controlling the defect in appearance. This study attempted to adapt the factor structure of two instruments that cover the DC construct, the Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire (DCQ) and the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Examination Self-Report (BDDE-SR), to Spanish and establish their psychometric properties. A total of 920 subjects (62.7% women, Mage = 32.44 years) participated. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of both scales found adequate goodness of fit indices. A one-dimensional structure was found for the DCQ and two first-order factors (dissatisfaction/preoccupation with body image (BI) and BI avoidance behavior) were identified for the BDDE-SR. The psychometric test–retest reliability and validity properties (content, convergent, and discriminant) were satisfactory. It is suggested that the DC construct includes both cognitive and behavioral aspects and may represent a continuum of severity with Body Dysmorphic Disorder at the end. |
Agencias financiadoras | European Union (UE). FP7 |
Cita | Senín Calderón, M.C., Valdés Díaz, M., Benítez Hernández, M.d.M., Núñez Gaitán, M.d.C., Perona Garcelán, S.F., Martínez Cervantes, R.J. y Rodríguez Testal, J.F. (2017). Validation of Spanish Language Evaluation Instruments for Body Dysmorphic Disorder and the Dysmorphic Concern Construct. Frontiers in Psychology, 8 |
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