Study the issue of the body image

Аннотация

The image, which we have about ourselves influences us and it is influenced by all our perceptions, experiences and actions. A person who perceives himself or herself to be weak and fragile is different from someone who perceives himself or herself to be strong and agile. Our emotions and actions are inseparable from the body image, so are the emotions and actions of others inseparable from their bodies. According to this, the psychometric properties of a Russian version of the Multidimenional Body- Self Relations Questionnaire–Appearance Scales (MBSRQ–AS) were studied. A total of 1035 university students (147 males, 887 females) were administered the Russian MBSRQ–AS, the Russian Body Image Questionaire and Resenberg Self-Esteem assessment.

An exploratory factor analysis revealed that the Russian MBSRQ–AS items significantly loaded with the scale’s main factors. Internal consistencies of the subscales ranged from .58 to .82. Test-retest reliabilities ranged from .65 to .77. Convergent validity was also confirmed as the Russian MBSRQ–AS subscales correlated positively with the Russian Body Image Questionnaire.

Key words: body image, body-self relation, self-esteem, self-regulation, ideal body.