Equivalência Semântica da versão em português do Body Change Inventory

• Autor(a) principal: Conti, Maria Aparecida
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Ferreira, Maria Elisa Caputo, Amaral, Ana Carolina Soares, Hearst, Norman, Cordás, Táki Athanássios, Scagliusi, Fernanda Baeza [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• dARK ID: ark:/48912/0013000004jzd
• DOI: 10.1590/S1413-81232012000900026
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-81232012000900026; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/7265
• topic: Body Image; Validation studies; Translation (process); Translation (product); Imagem corporal; Estudos de validação; Tradução (processo); tradução (produto)

With the increase in research on the components of Body Image, validated instruments are needed to evaluate its dimensions. The Body Change Inventory (BCI) assesses strategies used to alter body size among adolescents. The scope of this study was to describe the translation and evaluation for semantic equivalence of the BCI in the Portuguese language. The process involved the steps of (1) translation of the questionnaire to the Portuguese language; (2) back-translation to English; (3) evaluation of semantic equivalence; and (4) assessment of comprehension by professional experts and the target population. The six subscales of the instrument were translated into the Portuguese language. Language adaptations were made to render the instrument suitable for the Brazilian reality. The questions were interpreted as easily understandable by both experts and young people. The Body Change Inventory has been translated and adapted into Portuguese. Evaluation of the operational, measurement and functional equivalence are still needed.