Acknowledgement
Supported by : 계명대학교, 동산의료원
Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (정신신체의학)
- Volume 3 Issue 1
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- Pages.49-57
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- 1995
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- 1225-6471(pISSN)
The Development of The Body Image Scale: It's Reliability and Validity
자가보고형 신체상 척도의 개발: 신뢰도 및 타당도 검증
- Kim, Jung-Bum (Department of Psychiatry, Keimyung University, School of Medicine) ;
- Park, Young-Nam (Department of Psychiatry, Keimyung University, School of Medicine)
- Published : 1995.06.15
Abstract
To evaluate body image disturbance in Korea, the Body Image Scale(BIS) was developed and it's reliability and validity was tested. The BIS was administered to 33 subjects of normal controls and 64 patients consisting of mainly neurotic patients. The correlation coefficient, of test-retest reliability with an interval of 2 weeks was 0.88 and internal consistency coefficient Cronbach's alpha, was 0.80. Discriminant validity test indicated that there were significant differences in total BIS score between normal control group and psychiatric patients group after controlling the effects of age, sex, and educational level. Factor analysis showed two distinct dimensions, namely 'physical appearance' and 'physical health and strength'. The BIS appears to be a reliable, internally consistent and valid scale which can be used for assessing body image in Korea pupulations.