The psychometric properties of the Scale of Body Connection (SBC) in a Portuguese sample

Cide Filipe Neves,Cynthia J Price,Ana Carvalheira

doi:10.5964/pch.v6i1.223

Abstract

Aim The Scale of Body Connection (SBC) is a measure aimed at examining body awareness (BA), specifically awareness of inner body sensations, and bodily dissociation (BD), or the sense of separation from the body. The aim of this study was to develop a Portuguese version of the SBC. Method An online survey was completed by 445 women, with an average age of 30.47 (SD = 9.87), and 464 men, with an average age of 37.54 (SD = 12.34). Ages ranged from 18 to 72 years old. Results Results showed Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of .86 for BA and .73 for BD. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed reasonable goodness-of-fit indices (χ2/df = 9.0; GFI = .84; NFI = .72; CFI = .74; PGFI = .68; PCFI = .66; RMSEA = .09). Conclusion Positive correlations between the SBC factor scores and the scores of the General Body Dissatisfaction Scale and the Cognitive Distraction Scale confirmed convergent validity. These findings support the reliability and validity of the SBC in a Portuguese sample.

Highlights

ObjectivesThe Scale of Body Connection (SBC) is a measure aimed at examining body awareness (BA), awareness of inner body sensations, and bodily dissociation (BD), or the sense of separation from the body
As in the Spanish validation study by Quezada-Berumen et al (2014), we found that the body awareness (BA) and bodily dissociation (BD) subscales were correlated, this correlation was small and only in the male sample
These findings suggest that bodily dissociation may be critical to explain cognitive distraction during sexual activity, and an important factor to consider for the aetiology and treatment of male and female sexual problems

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The Scale of Body Connection (SBC) is a measure aimed at examining body awareness (BA), awareness of inner body sensations, and bodily dissociation (BD), or the sense of separation from the body. The aim of this study was to develop a Portuguese version of the SBC. The primary aim of this study was to assess the reliability and construct validity of the Portuguese version of the Scale of Body Connection in a community sample

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