A modified video camera for measuring body image distortion: technical description and reliability
Psychological MedicinePublished 1 May 1984
Richard J. Freeman, Cheryl D. Thomas, Leslie Solyom, Michael A. Hunter
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A new procedure is described which employs a simple modification to a standard video camera to produce an image which appears from 20% thinner to 40% fatter than the actual person, without other distortion of the image.
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Previously employed techniques for the measurement of body image are briefly described, with a short consideration of methodological or procedural limitations associated with each technique. A new procedure is described which employs a simple modification to a standard video camera to produce an image which appears from 20% thinner to 40% fatter than the actual person, without other distortion of the image. Reliability and preliminary validity data for the new procedure are presented.
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