Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2022 Feb 22;11(5):1156.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11051156.

e LoriCorps Immersive Body Rating Scale and e LoriCorps Mobile Versions: Validation to Assess Body Image Disturbances from Allocentric and Egocentric Perspectives in a Nonclinical Sample of Adolescents

Johana Monthuy-Blanc  1   2 , Giulia Corno  1   3 , Marilou Ouellet  1 , Fadel Touré  1 , Francisca Bourbeau  1 , Michel Rousseau  1 , Audrey Charette  1 , Nicolas Moreau  1   4 , Normand Roy  1   5 , Vicky Drapeau  6 , Marie-Eve Mathieu  7 , Stéphane Bouchard  1   3   8
Affiliations

e LoriCorps Immersive Body Rating Scale and e LoriCorps Mobile Versions: Validation to Assess Body Image Disturbances from Allocentric and Egocentric Perspectives in a Nonclinical Sample of Adolescents

Johana Monthuy-Blanc et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

A growing number of studies have used virtual reality (VR) for the assessment and treatment of body image disturbances (BIDs). This study, conducted in a community sample of adolescents, documents the convergent and discriminant validity between (a) the traditional paper-based Figure Rating Scale (paper-based FRS), (b) the VR-based Body Rating Scale (eLoriCorps-IBRS 1.1), and (c) the mobile app-based Body Rating Scale (eLoriCorps-IBRS 1.1-Mobile). A total of 93 adolescents (14 to 18 years old) participated in the study. Body dissatisfaction and body distortion were assessed through the paper-based FRS, the eLoriCorps-IBRS 1.1 and the eLoriCorps-IBRS 1.1-Mobile. Eating disorder symptoms, body image avoidance, and social physique anxiety were also measured. Correlation analyses were performed. Overall, the results showed a good and statistically significant convergence between allocentric perspectives as measured by the paper-based FRS, the eLoriCorps-IBRS 1.1 and the eLoriCorps-IBRS 1.1-Mobile. As expected, the egocentric perspective measured in VR produced different results from the allocentric perspective, and from cognitive-attitudinal-affective dimensions of BIDs, with the exception of body distortion. These differences support the discriminant validity of the egocentric perspective of eLoriCorps-IBRS 1.1 and are consistent with emerging evidence, highlighting a difference between experiencing the body from an egocentric (i.e., the body as a subject) and allocentric (i.e., the body as an object) perspective. The egocentric perspective could reflect a perceptual-sensory-affective construction of BIDs, whereas allocentric measures seem to be more related to a cognitive-affective-attitudinal construction of BIDs. Moreover, the results support the validity of the eLoriCorps-IBRS 1.1-Mobile with promising perspectives of implementation among young populations.

Keywords: body dissatisfaction; body distortion; convergent and discriminant validity; egocentric perceptual-sensory-affective dimension of body image; mobile application; virtual reality.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Stéphane Bouchard is president of, and owns shares in, Cliniques et Dveloppement In Virtuo, a company that distributes virtual environments, and any conflict of interest is managed under UQO’s conflict of interest policy. The other authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Representation of the allocentric and egocentric perspectives of eLoriCorps-IBRS 1.1 used with female participants.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Representation of the allocentric and egocentric perspectives of eLoriCorps-IBRS 1.1 used with male participants.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Markey C.N. Invited commentary: Why body image is important to adolescent development. J. Youth Adolesc. 2010;39:1387–1391. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9510-0. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Bucchianeri M.M., Arikian A.J., Hannan P.J., Eisenberg M.E., Neumark-Sztainer D. Body dissatisfaction from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from a 10-year longitudinal study. Body Image. 2013;10:1–7. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.09.001. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Neumark-Sztainer D., Goeden C., Story M., Wall M. Associations between Body Satisfaction and Physical Activity in Adolescents: Implications for Programs Aimed at Preventing a Broad Spectrum of Weight-Related Disorders. Eat. Disord. 2004;12:125–137. doi: 10.1080/10640260490444989. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Presnell K., Bearman S.K., Stice E. Risk factors for body dissatisfaction in adolescent boys and girls: A prospective study. JMIR Form. Res. 2004;36:389–401. doi: 10.1002/eat.20045. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Wang S.B., Haynos A.F., Wall M.M., Chen C., Eisenberg M.E., Neumark-Sztainer D. Fifteen-Year Prevalence, Trajectories, and Predictors of Body Dissatisfaction from Adolescence to Middle Adulthood. Clin. Psychol. Sci. 2019;7:1403–1415. doi: 10.1177/2167702619859331. - DOI - PMC - PubMed