Body Shape Questionnaire.

BSQ

What it measures

Concern about body shape, fear of fatness and body-image dissatisfaction over the past 4 weeks; unidimensional shape-concern

Length and format

34 (short forms: 16A, 16B, and four 8-item versions 8A-8D). 6-point frequency (never-always, 1-6); summed (34-204) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages incl. ES, PT, FR, IT, DE, PL, ZH, AR, JA, FA, TR; extensively cross-culturally validated

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Cooper, P. J., Taylor, M. J., Cooper, Z., & Fairburn, C. G. (1987). The development and validation of the Body Shape Questionnaire. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 6(4), 485-494.