RT journal article
T1 Spanish validation of the Body Image States Scale (BISS): evaluation of sensitivity to exposure to photographs on Instagram
A1 Sierra Cruz, Irene
A1 Roncero, María
A1 Rodríguez Testal, Juan F.
A1 Senín Calderón, María Cristina
A2 Psicología
K1 Body image state
K1 BISS
K1 Body dissatisfaction
K1 Dysmorphic concern
K1 Instagram
AB The  aim  of  the  present  study  was  to  validate  the  Spanish  version  of  the  Body  Image  State  Scale  (BISS)  in  a  sample  of  Spanish  males  and  females  and  to  examine  its  psychometric  properties.  We  evaluated  the  BISS  as  a  measure  of  body  image  state  using  an  experimental  task  to  assess  context  sensitivity  after  exposure  to  attractive  Instagram  photographs.  The  sample  consisted  of  533  participants  (M = 22.40, SD  =   3.52).  The  unidimensional  structure  of  the  BISS  as  found  by  the  authors  of  the  original  scale  was  corroborated.  The  BISS  showed  satisfactory  internal  consistency  and  full  scalar  invariance  across  sex.  Negative  relationships  were  found  with  a  measure  of  dysmorphic  concerns  (Dysmorphic  Concern  Questionnaire, [DCQ]) and body mass index (BMI). Mean difference analyses showed that participants in the experimental group evaluated their physical appearance as being worse after exposure to photographs of young men considered attrac-tive. The Spanish validation of the BISS seems adequate for assessing state body image in the general population, opening a wide field of clinical and research applications.
PB Current Psychology
SN 1046-1310
YR 2025
FD 2025-01-16
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34653
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34653
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026