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Body Image Shame Scale

(BISS)

Research Group
CBPI
Contacts Cristiana Oliveira Pires Duarte

PORTUGUESE VERSION

Duarte, C., Pinto-Gouveia, J., Ferreira, C., & Batista, D. (2014)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

BISS is a 14-item self-report measure that assesses body image shame and its phenomenology. BISS presents a two-factor structure assessing an externalized and an internalized dimension underlying body image shame. The instrument showed very good internal consistency, construct, concurrent and divergent, and discriminant validities and good test-retest reliability. BISS discriminates between women with higher or lower levels of disordered eating behaviours.

REFERENCES

  • Duarte, C., Pinto-Gouveia, J., Ferreira, C., & Batista, D. (2014). Body image as a source of shame: A new measure for the assessment of the multifaceted nature of body image shame. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 22, 656-666. doi:10.1002/cpp.1925