BDDE-SR item | Sens. (%) | Spec. (%) |
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1. Belief that imagined defect is common | 37.7 | 72.7 |
2. Checking the imagined defect | 65.6 | 58.3 |
3. Dissatisfaction with the imagined defect | 82.0 | 53.5 |
4. Dissatisfaction with overall appearance † | 63.9 | 71.9 |
5. Reassurance-seeking behavior | 13.1 | 94.4 |
6. Preoccupation and distress associated with the imagined defect † | 62.3 | 75.7 |
7. Social anxiety with strangers due to the imagined defect | 45.9 | 76.2 |
8. Social anxiety with familiar people due to the imagined defect | 54.1 | 74.3 |
9a. Belief that others notice the imagined defect | 41.0 | 84.0 |
9b. Distress when others are believed to notice the imagined defect | 50.0 | 81.7 |
10a. Frequency of comments made by others | 3.3 | 95.2 |
10b. Distress caused by others’ comments | 26.2 | 88.3 |
11a. Belief that treated differently because of defect | 8.2 | 96.5 |
11b. Distress caused by being treated differently by others | 14.8 | 96.1 |
12. Undue importance placed on appearance in self-evaluation | 42.4 | 80.9 |
13. Negative evaluation of self based on imagined defect | 42.6 | 87.8 |
14. Belief of being negatively evaluated by others due to the imagined defect | 36.1 | 90.4 |
15. Rating of self-attractiveness | 32.8 | 84.8 |
16a. Fluctuation in thinking/feeling * | 34.4 | 74.0 |
16b. Ever believed not defected * | 50.0 | 76.8 |
17. Avoidance of being around strangers | 14.8 | 96.1 |
18. Avoidance of being around familiar people | 14.8 | 98.7 |
19. Avoidance of physical contact | 27.9 | 92.2 |
20. Restricting amount of contact during physical contact | 39.3 | 88.3 |
21. Avoidance of physical activities | 21.3 | 94.8 |
22. Camouflaging the imagined defect through dressing/grooming | 77.0 | 52.0 |
23. Camouflaging the imagined defect through posturing/body movements † | 68.9 | 70.3 |
24. Avoidance of looking at body | 32.8 | 88.3 |
25. Avoidance of others seeing the body part unveiled | 52.5 | 82.1 |
26. Comparing imagined defect to others’ body parts † | 67.2 | 71.4 |