ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Psychometric evaluation of the body uneasiness test in the Arab Gulf region.
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- Psychometric Evaluation and Clinical Norms of a Dutch Version of the Body Uneasiness Test Among Individuals With Self-Reported Eating Disorder Pathology.Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Starving for Data: Eating Disorders Prevalence and Research Gaps in Southern Africa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Adapting CBT-E for the Middle East: addressing regional gaps in eating-disorder treatment.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Understanding eating disorders in the Middle East: body dissatisfaction and westernization in Saudi Arabia and Turkey.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The Gulf Cooperation Council is experiencing socio-economic transformations, which coincides with exposure to Western beauty ideals and internalization of the Western thin-ideal, and consequently the development of body uneasiness. The present study psychometrically evaluates the Body Uneasiness Test, suitable for use in the Gulf Cooperation Council. Methods: After translation and back-translation, the Body Uneasiness Test was administered in a clinical sample ( Results: Internal consistency was good ( Discussion: Though some Gulf countries were underrepresented, the Body Uneasiness Test shows strong promise as a valid assessment tool for use in the Gulf Cooperation Council. However, item redundancy or overlap should be reviewed, and raw scores should first be normalized when utilizing the Body Uneasiness Test. Future research should examine test-retest reliability and further examine sensitivity to change.
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