The Body Experience Questionnaire for adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning (BEQ-mb): Development and initial evaluation

MJ Smit, M Scheffers, C Emck… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
MJ Smit, M Scheffers, C Emck, JT van Busschbach, PJ Beek
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022Taylor & Francis
Background Body experience is an important facet of psychosocial functioning and health.
However, to date no test exists to measure body experience in adults with mild intellectual
disability and borderline intellectual functioning (MID-BIF). We therefore adapted the Body
Experience Questionnaire (BEQ) to this group, resulting in the BEQ-mb, and evaluated its
usability, comprehensibility, and reliability. Method The BEQ-mb was developed in five
stages: concept development, focus group, verbal reports, pilot testing, and evaluation …
Abstract
Background
Body experience is an important facet of psychosocial functioning and health. However, to date no test exists to measure body experience in adults with mild intellectual disability and borderline intellectual functioning (MID-BIF). We therefore adapted the Body Experience Questionnaire (BEQ) to this group, resulting in the BEQ-mb, and evaluated its usability, comprehensibility, and reliability.
Method
The BEQ-mb was developed in five stages: concept development, focus group, verbal reports, pilot testing, and evaluation.
Results
The BEQ-mb is applicable in, and comprehensible by, adults with MID-BIF. Internal consistency is good for the total scale and the body awareness and body satisfaction subscales, but low for the body attitude subscale. Test–retest reliability is excellent for the total scale and the subscales.
Conclusion
The BEQ-mb unlocks new opportunities for clinical examination and research on body experience. Future research is needed to investigate its structural validity.
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