Cross-Country Measurement Invariance and Effects of Sociodemographic Factors on Body Weight and Shape Concern-Related Constructs in Eight Countries.

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Cross-Country Measurement Invariance and Effects of Sociodemographic Factors on Body Weight and Shape Concern-Related Constructs in Eight Countries.

Gianluca Lo Coco Marie-ève Blackburn Marita P. Mccabe David Mellor Salvatore Gullo Marie L. Caltabiano ÁLvaro Sicilia Michel Probst Charlotte H. Markey Rachel F. Rodgers Manuel Alcaraz-ibáñez Jacinthe Dion Gian Mauro Manzoni Giada Pietrabissa Qiqiang He Gianluca Castelnuovo Antonio Granero-gallegos Esben Strodl Naomi Hayami-chisuwa Matthew Fuller-tyszkiewicz Catherine Beginr Annie Aimé Christophe Maïano

subject

Adult Cross-Cultural Comparison Male 050103 clinical psychology Canada China Social Psychology Adolescent drive for muscularity 050109 social psychology Settore M-PSI/08 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICA Body weight Body Mass Index Young Adult Sex Factors Belgium Japan Thinness Surveys and Questionnaires drive for leanness Body Image invariance Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Measurement invariance Socioeconomic status General Psychology Applied Psychology Drive Cross country 05 social sciences Body Weight body change Australia United States body change body image drive for leanness drive for muscularity invariance strategies Attitude Italy Socioeconomic Factors Spain strategies Female Psychology Demography

description

The aim of this study was to examine the cross-country invariance of five well-established measures of body weight and shape concern-related attitudes and behaviors (i.e., drive for leanness, drive for muscularity, strategies to increase muscle, strategies to lose weight, and weight and shape concerns). A secondary objective was to examine the effects of several sociodemographic factors (age, BMI, socioeconomic status, and gender) on item and latent factor scores of these constructs. A total of 6272 emerging adults (4218 women; Mage = 21.46, SD = 3.11) from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.S. completed a self-report online survey as part of a larger study. Overall, support for partial invariance both across countries and in terms of the considered sociodemographic factors was found for reduced versions of the five measures. Significant differences in latent means were found across countries, these being of greater magnitude for drive for leanness and strategies to lose weight. The considered sociodemographic factors (most notably BMI and gender) were associated with the latent mean scores of the assessed constructs. The present study contributes to current literature by providing cross-cultural invariant versions of several measures of relevance in the field of body image.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2020-01-01	Body image

10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.09.015 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33181385