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Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults

Mendelson, Beverley K., Mendelson, Morton J., White, Donna R.·2001·Journal of Personality Assessment

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Body esteem (BE) refers to self-evaluations of one's body or appearance. This article outlines a BE questionnaire for adolescents and adults that has 3 subscales: BE-Appearance (general feelings about appearance), BE-Weight (weight satisfaction), and BE-Attribution (evaluations attributed to others about one's body and appearance). The subscales have high internal consistency and 3-month test-retest reliability. Females scored lower than males on BE-Weight and BE-Appearance. BE-Weight was the only subscale uniquely related to weight, especially in females, with heavy individuals tending to be dissatisfied with their weight. BE-Appearance was the only subscale that consistently predicted self-esteem. BE-Appearance and BE-Weight covaried more with Neeman and Harter's (1986) Appearance subscale than with other self-esteem subscales; BE-Attribution covaried more with social self-esteem subscales than did BE-Appearance and BE-Weight.

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Authors: Mendelson, B. K., Mendelson, M. J., & White, D. R.
Venue: Journal of Personality Assessment
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2001-02
Volume: 76
Issue: 1
Pages: 90-106
ISSN: 0022-3891 (ISSN-L)
1532-7752
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa7601_6
OpenAlex: W2026086809
Cited by: 1,003
References: 2
FWCI: 10.68
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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