Hourglass Body Shape Ideal Scale (HBSIS)

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Chapter 83 - Hourglass Body Shape Ideal Scale (HBSIS)

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Juan C. Hernández and

Marisol Perez

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Virginia Ramseyer Winter ,

Tracy L. Tylka and

Antoinette M. Landor

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Virginia Ramseyer Winter: Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
Tracy L. Tylka: Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Antoinette M. Landor: Affiliation:
University of Missouri

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The 6-item Hourglass Body Shape Ideal Scale (HBSIS) assesses a woman’s internalization of the hourglass body ideal. This measure can be administered online or in paper-form to women with a sixth grade reading level or above and is free to use in any setting. This chapter first discusses the development of the HBSIS and then provides evidence of its psychometrics. This scale has been found to have a unidimensional factor structure among an undergraduate and a community sample of women through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Internal consistency, reliability, and convergent validity support the use of the HBSIS. This chapter provides the scale items, instructors for administering the scale, the recommended item response scale and scoring procedures. Logistics of use, such as permissions, copyright, and contact information are provided.

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Information: Handbook of Body Image-Related Measures , pp. 250 - 251

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009398275.084 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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Hernández, J. C., Gomez, F., Stadheim, J., Perez, M., Bekele, B., Yu, K. Y., & Henning, T. (2021). Hourglass body shape ideal scale and disordered eating. Body Image, 38, 85–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.03.013.CrossRef Google Scholar PubMed

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