Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, United States.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, United States.
Body Image. 2018 Jun;25:66-77. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.02.005. Epub 2018 Feb 24.
Negative body talk measures have been developed with predominantly White, female samples. We tested measurement invariance (equivalence) of two available negative body talk scales for Asian, Latina(o), and White college women and men in the U.S. In Study 1 (n = 1501 women; n = 1436 men), multiple group confirmatory factor analyses indicated scalar (strong) invariance across groups for the Negative Body Talk (Engeln-Maddox, Salk, & Miller, 2012) and Male Body Talk (Sladek, Engeln, & Miller, 2014) scales, suggesting these measures can be used to test mean group differences. Ethnic group comparisons adjusting for body mass index (BMI) showed similarities overall; few differences that emerged had small effect sizes. In Study 2 (n = 227 women; n = 141 men), greater ethnic-racial identity resolution was associated with less frequent negative body talk for Latina and Asian women but more frequent muscularity-focused negative body talk for Asian men, adjusting for BMI.
负面身体言论测量工具主要是针对白人和女性样本开发的。我们在美国测试了两个现有的负面身体言论量表（针对亚裔、拉丁裔和白人大学生女性和男性）的测量不变性（等效性）。在研究 1（n=1501 名女性；n=1436 名男性）中，多组验证性因素分析表明，负面身体言论量表（Engeln-Maddox、Salk 和 Miller，2012）和男性身体言论量表（Sladek、Engeln 和 Miller，2014）在各群体之间具有标量（强）不变性，这表明这些测量工具可用于测试平均群体差异。在调整体重指数（BMI）后进行的族裔群体比较显示出总体上的相似性；少数出现的差异具有较小的效应大小。在研究 2（n=227 名女性；n=141 名男性）中，较高的种族-民族认同解决程度与拉丁裔和亚裔女性较少出现负面身体言论有关，但与 BMI 调整后，亚裔男性更多地出现关注肌肉的负面身体言论有关。
