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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
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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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