Psychometric Properties of Persian Version of The Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) among Iranian Elderly

 The purpose of this research was to investigate the psychometric properties of Persian version of the multidimensional body-self relations questionnaire (MBSRQ) among Iranian elderly people.

The research method was non-experimental research that its necessary information was collected with cross-sectional method. The statistical population was composed of all elderly people over 60 years age in Tehran city. The statistical sample included 1035 people who were completed the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ). This questionnaire consists of 69 questions and 9 components. Data were analyzed with confirmatory factorial analysis based on structural equations, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and intra-class correlation coefficient tests.

Result showed that the content, face and concurrent  were validity acceptable (P<0.05). Also, Result showed that the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) has acceptable fit indexes (such as RMSEA=0.042, CFI=0.903, TLI=0.978, PNFI=0.075, and PGFI=0.886). Forthermore, the internal consistency and temporal reliability were acceptable (P<0.05).

The Persian version of Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) has acceptable reliability and validity in Iranian elderly and researchers, older adults, and elderly specialists can use this questionnaire for its evaluations and researches.