Martina Gumpert, Daniel Rautio, Benedetta Monzani, Amita Jassi, Georgina Krebs, Lorena Fernández de la Cruz, David Mataix-Cols, Markus Jansson-Fröjmark
The Appearance Anxiety Inventory (AAI) is a self-report measure assessing the typical cognitions and behaviours of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Despite its use in research and clinical settings, its psychometric properties have not been evaluated in young people with BDD. We examined the factor structure, reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of the AAI in 182 youths with BDD (82.9% girls; Mage = 15.56, SD = 1.37) consecutively referred to two specialist outpatient clinics in Stockholm, Sweden ( n = 97) and London, England ( n = 85)...
January 4, 2024: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy