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Translation and validation of a Chinese version of the body talk scale for women and men
He, Jinbo1; Lu, Yining1; Barnhart, Wesley R.2; Tang, Chanyuan1; Zhang, Hengyue3; Zhao, Yiqing1; Lin, Linda4
2023-12-01
Source PublicationJournal of Eating Disorders
ISSN2050-2974
Volume11Issue:1Pages:153
Abstract

Body talk has received increasing research attention in recent years, with accumulating evidence supporting the link between body talk and eating and body image disturbances. However, research on body talk in China is still relatively scarce and generally focused on fat talk, especially in women, and much remains unknown about muscle talk and positive body talk for both Chinese women and men. To promote a better understanding of body talk in the Chinese context, the present study adapted the Body Talk Scale (BTS) into Chinese Mandarin (i.e., C-BTS) and evaluated the factor structure and psychometric properties of the C-BTS in Chinese adult women and men. The English version of the BTS was translated into Chinese Mandarin with standard procedures. With 300 Chinese women (M = 29.48 years, SD = 7.26) and 300 men (M = 29.36 years, SD = 6.81), we examined the factor structure and gender invariance of the C-BTS, as well as internal consistency reliability, test–retest reliability, and construct validity, including convergent, concurrent, and incremental validity of the C-BTS. The results indicated that, consistent with the development study of the BTS, the C-BTS had three subscales (i.e., Negative Fat Talk, Negative Muscle Talk, and Positive Body Talk) and good reliability and validity. The findings demonstrate that the C-BTS can be a useful measure of body talk in both Chinese women and men.

KeywordBody Talk Chinese Fat Talk Muscle Talk Positive Body Talk Validation
DOI10.1186/s40337-023-00884-y
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Indexed BySCIE ; SSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaPsychology ; Nutrition & Dietetics ; Psychiatry
WOS SubjectPsychology, Clinical ; Nutrition & Dietetics ; Psychiatry
WOS IDWOS:001065948300003
PublisherBMCCAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85170694195
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Social Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Corresponding AuthorHe, Jinbo
Affiliation1.School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, China
2.Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, United States
3.Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Macao
4.Emmanuel College, Boston, 400 The Fenway, United States
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He, Jinbo,Lu, Yining,Barnhart, Wesley R.,et al. Translation and validation of a Chinese version of the body talk scale for women and men[J]. Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023, 11(1), 153.
APA He, Jinbo., Lu, Yining., Barnhart, Wesley R.., Tang, Chanyuan., Zhang, Hengyue., Zhao, Yiqing., & Lin, Linda (2023). Translation and validation of a Chinese version of the body talk scale for women and men. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11(1), 153.
MLA He, Jinbo,et al."Translation and validation of a Chinese version of the body talk scale for women and men".Journal of Eating Disorders 11.1(2023):153.
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