Abstract
The construct of body image has been considered to be
important for young individuals. The present research was
conducted to explore the construct of body dissatisfaction in
university students of Lahore. In the first phase of the study, the
construct of body dissatisfaction was explored through semistructured
interview questionnaires from 20 university students
which yielded a list of 31 items. These items were then given to
experts for content validity. Afterwards, the resultant scale of
26 items was administered on 529 university students including
men and women. The factor analyses revealed that the
construct of body dissatisfaction was construed quite differently
by men and women, hence, separate factor analyses for both
genders were carried out. It showed 4 factors (i.e., body shape,
muscularity, facial features, and hair) for boys and 3 factors
(i.e., bodyweight, skeletal structure, and facial features) for
women. Concurrent Validity was established with the help of
two measures of the Body Areas Satisfaction Scale of the
Multidimensional Body Self-Relation Questionnaire-
Appearance Scale (Brown, Cash, & Mikula, 1990) and the
Figure Rating Scale (Stunkard, Sorenson, & Schulsinger,
1983). Test-retest reliability and Cronbach alpha values
indicated that scale was highly reliable measure to study body
dissatisfaction. The factor structure of the Body Dissatisfaction
Scale was explained in the light of cultural variations.
Mishal Tariq, Tazvin Ijaz. (2015) Development of Body Dissatisfaction Scale for University Students, Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, Volume-30, Issue-2.
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