Building Body Image Satisfaction Scale and estimating its psychometric characteristics among special needs physically practitioners for adapted physical activity

Abstract

The present study aimed at building a measure of Body Image Satisfaction Scale of a sample of persons with special needs physically practitioners of adapted physical activity, Researchers have used the Descriptive method , the study sample consisted of (30) individuals with special needs physically practitioners of adapted physical activity aged between (15-25) years. Selected by the purposive method via the Province League of the Disabled Sports of the Province of M'sila, The scale consists of three dimensions, with the image of the body in this special category: the cognitive component, the emotional component, the behavioral component. The results of the study were to estimate and adjust the psychometric properties of the scale so that the results showed reliable and stable indications that make this standard for use in other studies.