Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university students
BackgroundBody shape concerns have emerged in eating disorders as a public health issue among adolescents worldwide. The psychometric properties of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) remain underexplored in Chinese university students with eating disorder symptoms. This study aims to evaluate the re...
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| description | BackgroundBody shape concerns have emerged in eating disorders as a public health issue among adolescents worldwide. The psychometric properties of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) remain underexplored in Chinese university students with eating disorder symptoms. This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the BSQ in the context of eating disorder symptoms among Chinese university students.MethodsA stratified random sample of 858 Chinese university students (age, mean ± SD = 19.91 ± 1.18) participated in the study. The surveys comprised the BSQ and the EDE-QS to assess body shape concerns with eating disorder symptoms. Eating disorder symptoms were defined as scores equal to or greater than 15 on the EDE-QS.ResultsThe Chinese version of the BSQ demonstrated strong internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.92) and robust construct validity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original single-factor structure with satisfactory fit indices (Average Variance Extracted = 0.58, Composite Reliability = 0.92, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin = 0.92, Normed Fit Index = 0.92, Goodness of Fit Index = 0.91, Comparative Fit Index = 0.93, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.09, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual = 0.03, Tucker-Lewis Index = 0.96). The BSQ showed significant correlations with the EDE-QS (p < 0.01).ConclusionThe Chinese version of the BSQ demonstrates strong psychometric properties among university students with eating disorder symptoms, supporting its use as a reliable and valid assessment tool in the Chinese population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-24d5601a9ffc439298d7170e44fb30a42025-08-20T03:12:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-05-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.15711441571144Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university studentsZeng Gao0Zeng Gao1Jing Zhao2Xi Liu3Haitao Wang4Miaoling Zhang5Han Yuan6Department of Postdoctoral, School of Marxism, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, ChinaPhysical Education Department, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, ChinaCollege of Educational Science, Guangdong Preschool Normal College in Maoming, Maoming, ChinaOffice of Social Science and Humanities, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of KoreaSchool of Physical Education, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of KoreaBackgroundBody shape concerns have emerged in eating disorders as a public health issue among adolescents worldwide. The psychometric properties of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) remain underexplored in Chinese university students with eating disorder symptoms. This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the BSQ in the context of eating disorder symptoms among Chinese university students.MethodsA stratified random sample of 858 Chinese university students (age, mean ± SD = 19.91 ± 1.18) participated in the study. The surveys comprised the BSQ and the EDE-QS to assess body shape concerns with eating disorder symptoms. Eating disorder symptoms were defined as scores equal to or greater than 15 on the EDE-QS.ResultsThe Chinese version of the BSQ demonstrated strong internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.92) and robust construct validity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original single-factor structure with satisfactory fit indices (Average Variance Extracted = 0.58, Composite Reliability = 0.92, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin = 0.92, Normed Fit Index = 0.92, Goodness of Fit Index = 0.91, Comparative Fit Index = 0.93, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.09, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual = 0.03, Tucker-Lewis Index = 0.96). The BSQ showed significant correlations with the EDE-QS (p < 0.01).ConclusionThe Chinese version of the BSQ demonstrates strong psychometric properties among university students with eating disorder symptoms, supporting its use as a reliable and valid assessment tool in the Chinese population.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1571144/fullbody shape questionnaireeating disorder symptomsbody shape concernspsychometric evaluationreliability and validityuniversity students |
| spellingShingle | Zeng Gao Zeng Gao Jing Zhao Xi Liu Haitao Wang Miaoling Zhang Han Yuan Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university students Frontiers in Public Health body shape questionnaire eating disorder symptoms body shape concerns psychometric evaluation reliability and validity university students |
| title | Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university students |
| title_full | Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university students |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university students |
| title_short | Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university students |
| title_sort | psychometric evaluation of the chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university students |
| topic | body shape questionnaire eating disorder symptoms body shape concerns psychometric evaluation reliability and validity university students |
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