The assessment of body image distortion in female adolescents with anorexia nervosa: the development of a Test for Body Image Distortion in Children and Adolescents (BID-CA).

Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD
N SchneiderH Salbach-Andrae

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument (Test for Body Image Distortion in Children and Adolescents, BID-CA) suitable for adolescents to detect and quantify body image distortion. Participants were patients with anorexia nervosa (AN; N=75), healthy age-matched control participants (N=268) and age-matched thin female athletes (N=50) with a mean age of 15.2 (standard deviation =2.0) years. We assessed body image distortion (arm, waist, and thigh) using the BID-CA and two scales of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2; Drive for Thinness, Body Dissatisfaction). Diagnostic validity of the BIDCA was analyzed with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Additional regression analyses revealed the variables BID-CA thigh and EDI-2 Drive for Thinness to be the best at predicting body image distortion among AN patients. In conclusion, the BID-CA showed good diagnostic validity. It is efficient, language independent, time-saving and seems appropriate for children and adolescents.

References

Jan 1, 1996·Journal of Clinical Psychology·R M Gardner, E D Bokenkamp
Jan 7, 2000·Journal of Psychosomatic Research·F Fernández-ArandaR Meermann
Apr 4, 2001·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·M A Smeets, S M Kosslyn
Jan 17, 2002·European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry·S SkrzypekH Remschmidt
Oct 19, 2002·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Roz Shafran, Christopher G Fairburn
Oct 29, 2005·The International Journal of Eating Disorders·Megan RoehrigPatricia van den Berg
Aug 31, 2006·Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique·W HerzogS Zipfel
Aug 31, 2006·Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique·R Brunner, F Resch

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 30, 2014·Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie·Silke Rost Geteilte ErstautorenschaftCharlotte Jaite
Dec 25, 2013·Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie·Tanja LegenbauerSilja Vocks
Jun 27, 2018·European Eating Disorders Review : the Journal of the Eating Disorders Association·Betteke Maria van NoortViola Kappel
Jun 13, 2019·Perception·Ebru Ecem TavaciogluMatthew R Longo
Oct 24, 2009·European Eating Disorders Review : the Journal of the Eating Disorders Association·Nora SchneiderHarriet Salbach-Andrae

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric condition characterized by severe weight loss and secondary problems associated with malnutrition. Here is the latest research on AN.