Reliability and Validity of the Turkish BIQ-C and AAI for Assessing Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptoms
CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1177/13591045261430408
- Dergi Adı: CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), MEDLINE, Psycinfo
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study aimed to translate the Body Image Questionnaire-Child and Adolescent Version (BIQ-C) and the Appearance Anxiety Inventory (AAI) into Turkish and evaluate their psychometric properties in adolescents and young adults. A total of 192 participants aged 11-20 years were recruited from child and adolescent psychiatry and dermatology clinics. After a forward-backward translation procedure, participants completed the BIQ-C, AAI, Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale modified for BDD (BDD-YBOCS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and PedsQL.Exploratory factor analysis supported a three-factor structure for the BIQ-C and a unidimensional structure for the AAI. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit for the BIQ-C (CFI = 0.975, RMSEA = 0.038) and an acceptable fit for the AAI (CFI = 0.918, RMSEA = 0.102). Internal consistency was acceptable for the BIQ-C (alpha = 0.75) and good for the AAI (alpha = 0.88). Test-retest reliability was moderate for the BIQ-C (r = 0.59) but low for the AAI (r = 0.36). Both measures correlated positively with each other and BDD-YBOCS, and negatively with quality-of-life, supporting validity.Findings suggest that the Turkish BIQ-C and AAI are reliable tools for assessing body image concerns and BDD symptoms, though the AAI may be more sensitive to symptom fluctuations.