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The Body Appreciation Scale-2: Item refinement and psychometric evaluation

Tylka, Tracy L., Wood-Barcalow, Nichole L.·2015·Body Image

DOI 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.09.006

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Considered a positive body image measure, the 13-item Body Appreciation Scale (BAS; Avalos, Tylka, & Wood-Barcalow, 2005) assesses individuals' acceptance of, favorable opinions toward, and respect for their bodies. While the BAS has accrued psychometric support, we improved it by rewording certain BAS items (to eliminate sex-specific versions and body dissatisfaction-based language) and developing additional items based on positive body image research. In three studies, we examined the reworded, newly developed, and retained items to determine their psychometric properties among college and online community (Amazon Mechanical Turk) samples of 820 women and 767 men. After exploratory factor analysis, we retained 10 items (five original BAS items). Confirmatory factor analysis upheld the BAS-2's unidimensionality and invariance across sex and sample type. Its internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct (convergent, incremental, and discriminant) validity were supported. The BAS-2 is a psychometrically sound positive body image measure applicable for research and clinical settings.

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Authors: Tylka, T. L., & Wood-Barcalow, N. L.
Affiliations: The Ohio State University at Marion (US)
Center For Balanced Living (US)
Corresponding author: Tylka, Tracy L.
ORCID: Tylka, Tracy L.
Venue: Body Image
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2015-01
Volume: 12
Pages: 53-67
ISSN: 1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.09.006
OpenAlex: W1982155526
Cited by: 1,298
References: 79
Citations by year: 2026: 189 · 2025: 197 · 2024: 180 · 2023: 148 · 2022: 132 · 2021: 138 · 2020: 104 · 2019: 68 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 37 · 2016: 31 · 2015: 17
FWCI: 33.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Body Image (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: Body Appreciation Scale-2, positive body image, body acceptance, body appreciation, scale development, measurement invariance, sex differences, unidimensionality, construct validity, test-retest reliability, university students
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Body Image, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult

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