Union College, Psychology Department, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308, USA.
Duke University, Psychology Department, 417 Chapel Drive, 324 Reuben-Cooke Building, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Body Image. 2022 Dec;43:217-231. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.09.005. Epub 2022 Sep 30.
Several sociocultural female body ideals exist - thin, muscular/athletic, and, more recently, curvier ideals, which research specifically suggests are more prevalent among Black women. Two validated measures assess women's desire for curvier bodies, but neither assess certain facets of curvy ideals (e.g., thick vs. slim-thick) separately. We developed and validated the Curvy Ideals Internalization (CII) Scale, to be used alone or alongside existing measures of appearance ideal internalization. Focus groups among racially/ethnically diverse women informed initial items. A sample of 897 White (37.1%), Black (34.2%), and biracial Black and White (28.7%) U.S. women completed the initial 37-item CII to determine factor structure, narrow the item pool, and examine validity and reliability. A separate sample (N = 366) of U.S. Black, White, and biracial women completed the CII to confirm the factor structure. The final CII has eleven items, with factors assessing thick/curvy ideal internalization and facets of slim-thick ideal internalization: thin waist and large breast size. The CII has adequate internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity, and factorial validity. The CII is appropriate for use among Black, White, and biracial women to assess internalization of curvier body ideals and needs to be validated in more diverse samples.
存在几种社会文化女性身体理想体型——瘦、肌肉发达/运动型,以及最近出现的更丰满的理想体型,研究表明,这种体型在黑人女性中更为普遍。有两种经过验证的方法可以评估女性对更丰满体型的渴望,但这两种方法都没有分别评估丰满理想体型的某些方面(例如,厚与薄胖)。我们开发并验证了“曲线理想内化量表”(CII),该量表可单独使用或与现有的外观理想内化测量方法一起使用。在不同种族/族裔的女性群体中进行的焦点小组讨论为初始项目提供了信息。一个由 897 名美国白人(37.1%)、黑人(34.2%)和黑白混血黑人(28.7%)女性组成的样本完成了最初的 37 项 CII 以确定因素结构,缩小项目池,并检验有效性和可靠性。另一个由美国黑、白和黑白混血女性组成的样本(N=366)完成了 CII 以确认其因素结构。最终的 CII 有十一个项目,其因素评估了丰满/曲线理想的内化和薄胖理想内化的方面:细腰和大乳房尺寸。CII 具有足够的内部一致性、测试-重测信度、结构有效性和因子有效性。CII 适用于评估黑人、白人和混血女性对更丰满体型理想的内化,需要在更多样化的样本中进行验证。