Andersen Barbara L, Legrand Joseph
Ohio State University.
J Sex Res. 1991;28(3):457-477. doi: 10.1080/00224499109551619.
The content and valence of women's body image attitudes, general and enduring positive or negative feelings about the body, are studied with psychometric analyses of measures and contrasted groups. Data from two frequently used measures (Body Image Scale, Derogatis & Melisaratos, 1979; Body Satisfaction Scale, Berscheid, Walster & Bohrnstedt, 1973) provided an evaluation of the construct and the assessment of body image. Two studies are provided. The construct analyses suggest two contents for body attitude measures: a general factor of body, facial, and sexual (genital and breast) items, and a second factor assessing weight and/or its body correlates-the hips, thighs, and buttocks. Also, a method factor, a response style of negativity, may be important. Body image attitudes are correlated with some conceptually relevant criteria, such as interest in engaging in sexual activity; however, these relationships do not appear sufficiently strong to predict behavior, such as the occurrence or resolution of sexual dysfunction. Generalized body image disturbance as currently conceptualized and assessed may be difficult to document, particularly when item content and response styles are considered.
通过对测量方法和对比组的心理测量分析，研究了女性身体意象态度的内容和效价，即对身体总体且持久的积极或消极感受。来自两种常用测量方法（身体意象量表，德罗加蒂斯和梅利萨拉托斯，1979年；身体满意度量表，贝谢德、沃尔斯泰特和博恩施泰特，1973年）的数据对该结构进行了评估，并对身体意象进行了评估。提供了两项研究。结构分析表明，身体态度测量方法有两个内容：一个是身体、面部和性（生殖器和乳房）项目的一般因素，另一个是评估体重和/或其身体相关部位——臀部、大腿和臀部的第二个因素。此外，一个方法因素，即消极的反应方式，可能很重要。身体意象态度与一些概念上相关的标准相关，比如对参与性活动的兴趣；然而，这些关系似乎不够强大，无法预测行为，比如性功能障碍的发生或解决。目前概念化和评估的广义身体意象障碍可能难以记录，尤其是考虑到项目内容和反应方式时。
