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Body image assessment for obesity (BIA-O): development of a new procedure.

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Williamson, DA; Womble, LG; Zucker, NL; Reas, DL; White, MA; Blouin, DC; Greenway, F
Published in: Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
October 2000

OBJECTIVE: A new measure of body image, named the body image assessment for obesity (BIA-O) was developed and tested for reliability and validity in a sample of 1,209 adult men and women. Separate BIA-O procedures were developed for men and women. Current, ideal and reasonable body image estimates of Caucasian and African-American men and women were compared. METHOD: Figural stimuli of males and females were developed for body sizes ranging from very thin to very obese in 18 increments. Participants selected figures that represented estimates of current, ideal and reasonable (a body size that could be maintained over time) body size. Some participants (n=641) also completed two measures of body dissatisfaction in a test of the validity of the BIA-O as a measure of body dissatisfaction. A sample of 77 participants was administered the BIA-O on two occasions to test the test-retest reliability of the BIA-O. RESULTS: The reliability of the BIA-O was supported by test-retest reliability coefficients which ranged from 0.65 to 0.93. Concurrent validity of the discrepancy between current and ideal and current and reasonable body size estimates was supported by positive correlations with two measures of body dissatisfaction. The BIA-O body size estimates of Caucasians and African-Americans, controlled for age and BMI, were compared. As BMI increased, Caucasian men and women were found to select larger current body size estimates in comparison to African-Americans. DISCUSSION: The reliability and validity of the BIA-O were supported. Greater body size dissatisfaction in obese Caucasians, relative to African-Americans of the same size, may be a function of biased estimates of current body size.

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Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord

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Publication Date

October 2000

Volume

24

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1326 / 1332

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Personal Satisfaction
  • Obesity
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism
 

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Williamson, D. A., Womble, L. G., Zucker, N. L., Reas, D. L., White, M. A., Blouin, D. C., & Greenway, F. (2000). Body image assessment for obesity (BIA-O): development of a new procedure. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 24(10), 1326–1332. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801363
Williamson, D. A., L. G. Womble, N. L. Zucker, D. L. Reas, M. A. White, D. C. Blouin, and F. Greenway. “Body image assessment for obesity (BIA-O): development of a new procedure.Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 24, no. 10 (October 2000): 1326–32. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801363.
Williamson DA, Womble LG, Zucker NL, Reas DL, White MA, Blouin DC, et al. Body image assessment for obesity (BIA-O): development of a new procedure. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2000 Oct;24(10):1326–32.
Williamson, D. A., et al. “Body image assessment for obesity (BIA-O): development of a new procedure.Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, vol. 24, no. 10, Oct. 2000, pp. 1326–32. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0801363.
Williamson DA, Womble LG, Zucker NL, Reas DL, White MA, Blouin DC, Greenway F. Body image assessment for obesity (BIA-O): development of a new procedure. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2000 Oct;24(10):1326–1332.

Published In

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord

DOI

Publication Date

October 2000

Volume

24

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1326 / 1332

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Personal Satisfaction
  • Obesity
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Endocrinology & Metabolism