Design and Validation of the Family Pressure To Be Thin Questionnaire in Mexican Undergraduates.
Introduction: Eating disorders are serious illnesses with a complex, heterogeneous etiology. Sociocultural pressure from the media, family, and peers are among the risk factors associated with their emergence. Objective: To design, obtain construct and convergent validity, total and test-retest reli...
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Ciudad de México, México su: Questionnaires Test validity Statistical reliability Sociocultural factors Eating disorders Factor analysis Mexican students sug: subj: Questionnaires Test validity Statistical reliability Sociocultural factors Eating disorders Factor analysis Mexican students keyword: family pressure to be thin measurement reliability Validity confiabilidad medición presión familiar hacia la delgadez Validez ab: Introduction: Eating disorders are serious illnesses with a complex, heterogeneous etiology. Sociocultural pressure from the media, family, and peers are among the risk factors associated with their emergence. Objective: To design, obtain construct and convergent validity, total and test-retest reliability at three weeks of a Family Pressure To Be Thin Questionnaire in a Mexican university population, and undertake a comparison with a clinical group diagnosed with an eating disorder, and by sex. Method: The study was undertaken with a sample of 369 university students (men/women/non-binary) and 50 subjects diagnosed with an eating disorder. Exploratory factor analysis and first and second order confirmatory factor analysis were performed and the reliability of the scale and the test-retest reliability at three weeks were obtained. Correlations were analyzed to obtain concurrent validity with the Family Pressure Subscale of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale (SATAQ-4), and comparisons were made with the clinical group and by sex. Results: Based on the exploratory factor analysis, the scale was divided into eight factors, reduced to seven in the confirmatory factor analysis, and 10 questions were eliminated, with a model that fit the data. A Cronbach's Alpha value of.94 was obtained and test-retest reliability was.86. Discussion and conclusion: The results highlight the importance of contextualizing the family environment when examining eating disorders, with interventions aimed at reducing criticism of bodies and food being crucial. The scale consisted of 29 items divided into seven factors and was valid and reliable for the sample studied and will be useful for detecting one of the sociocultural risk factors for eating disorders. Introducción: Los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria son enfermedades graves de etiología compleja y heterogénea. La presión sociocultural que proviene de los medios, la familia y los pares se encuentran entre los factores de riesgo asociados a su aparición. Objetivo: Diseñar, obtener la validez de constructo y convergente, la confiabilidad total y test-retest a tres semanas de un cuestionario de Presión Familiar hacia la Delgadez en población universitaria mexicana, así como la comparación con un grupo clínico diagnosticado con un trastorno de la conducta alimentaria y por género. Método: El estudio se llevó a cabo en una muestra de 369 estudiantes universitarios (hombres/mujeres/no binario) y 50 sujetos con diagnóstico de un trastorno de la conducta alimentaria. Se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio y un análisis factorial confirmatorio de primero y segundo orden, se obtuvo la confiabilidad de la escala y la confiabilidad test-retest a tres semanas; se obtuvieron correlaciones para obtener la validez concurrente con la subescala de Presión Familiar del Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance (SATAQ-4), y se hicieron comparaciones con el grupo clínico y por sexo. Resultados: A partir del análisis factorial exploratorio la escala se estructuró en ocho factores, que en el factorial confirmatorio se redujeron a siete, además de eliminarse 10 preguntas, con un modelo que ajustó a los datos. La confiabilidad Alfa de Cronbach fue de.94 y la test-retest de.86. Discusión y conclusión: Los resultados señalan la relevancia de contextualizar el ambiente familiar al investigar los trastornos alimentarios, siendo cruciales las intervenciones orientadas en reducir la crítica hacia los cuerpos y la alimentación. La escala se constituyó de 29 ítems distribuidos en siete factores y resultó válida y confiable para la muestra estudiada, y será útil en la detección de uno de los factores de riesgo socioculturales de los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Salud Mental is the property of Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Salud Mental holder: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente dt: @attributes: year: 2026 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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