The transcultural adaptation of the Body-Related Self-Conscious Emotions Fitness Instrument (BSE-FIT) to Brazilian Portuguese

Abstract

The scope of this study was to conduct a transcultural adaptation of the Body-Related Self-Conscious Emotions Fitness Instrument (BSE-FIT) to Brazilian Portuguese. The adaptation process involved the following steps: translation of the BSE-FIT to Brazilian Portuguese; evaluation by the Committee of Judges; back-translation; semantic analysis; and pre-test. The members of the Committee highlighted the difficulties in translating the word “fitness” and suggested that the meaning in Brazilian Portuguese is more than “physical form,” also relating it to what the body is capable of doing. In the semantic analysis, difficulty was observed in understanding item 4 (proud of my superior physical preparation) and the item was changed to “proud of my enhanced physical preparedness” to facilitate understanding. In the pre-test stage, there were no difficulties in completing or understanding the items and the process of cross-cultural adaptation was finalized. In the final analysis, the semantic, idiomatic, conceptual and cultural equivalence of the adapted instrument was achieved, and basic and content validity parameters were met. However, in order for BSE-FIT to be used in Brazil, it is necessary to validate the metric properties of the BSE-FIT, which is currently under study and being developed.

Key words
Body image; Physical fitness; Universities; Students