Lütfiye Hilal ÖZCEBE, Sarp ÜNER, Umut Ece ARSLAN, Hande KONŞUK ÜNLÜ, Terry T. K. HUANG, Mahmut Saadi YARDIM, Özgür ARAZ

The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) for children

Background/aim: Body esteem (BE) is defined as the self-evaluation of one’s own body or appearance. The Body Esteem Scale forAdolescents and Adults (BESAA) consists of three subscales: BE-appearance, BE-weight, and BE-attribution. Though initially developedfor adolescents and adults, the use of the scale has recently increased in health-related research on children. This study aimed to assessthe validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the BESAA for children.Materials and methods: The participants in the study were 4th grade children (aged 9–10 years) in Ankara, Turkey. The validity of thescale was evaluated through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were assessedusing Cronbach’s alpha and Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient, respectively.Results: The Turkish version of the BESAA for children includes BE-weight, BE-appearance, and BE-attribution subscales. The scaledemonstrated good model fit statistics (chi-square/df = 3.41, P < 0.001) and good internal consistency for BE-weight (α = 0.85), BEappearance(α = 0.76), and BE-attribution (α = 0.69). According to our findings, test-retest reliability of the three subscales was in themoderate/acceptable range for children (r = 0.57–0.68, P < 0.01).Conclusion: The Turkish version of the BESAA can be used to measure BE in terms of appearance, weight, and attribution in children.

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