Body Image Concerns During Pregnancy Scale: Translation and validation for the Portuguese population
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https://doi.org/10.12707/RVI23.87.32417Keywords:
body image, pregnancy, validity, reliabilityAbstract
Background: Body image concerns during pregnancy can lead to a number of problems. Understanding these concerns can help health professionals improve health care for pregnant women.
Objective: Translate, adapt, and validate the Body Image Concerns During Pregnancy Scale for the Portuguese population (Escala de Preocupação com a Imagem Corporal Durante a Gravidez - EPICDG).
Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted with 231 pregnant women. The psychometric properties of the EPICDG were assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
Results: The fit indices of the Portuguese 21-item version were identical to those of the original scale.
The four-dimension model had the best fit (X2(176) = 446.320; p < 0.001, X2df = 2.536; CFI = 0.91;TLI = 0.89; GFI = 0.86; RMSEA = 0.077, p < 0.001).
Conclusion: The results show that the EPICDG has adequate psychometric properties for assessing body image concerns during pregnancy in the Portuguese population.
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