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Validation of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS): Replication in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort

Abstract

Body concealment is an important component of appearance distress for individuals with disfiguring conditions, including scleroderma. The objective was to replicate the validation study of the Body Concealment Scale for Scleroderma (BCSS) among 897 scleroderma patients. The factor structure of the BCSS was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis and the Multiple-Indicator Multiple-Cause model examined differential item functioning of SWAP …

Authors

Jewett LR; Kwakkenbos L; Carrier M-E; Malcarne VL; Harcourt D; Rumsey N; Mayes MD; Assassi S; Körner A; Fox RS

Journal

Body Image, Vol. 20, , pp. 99–106

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

March 2017

DOI

10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.11.007

ISSN

1740-1445