Body Appreciation Scale-2.
BAS-2
- What it measures
- Positive body image: acceptance of, respect for, favorable opinion toward, and protective attitudes about one's body (unidimensional)
- Length and format
- 10 items. 5-point frequency (1 never to 5 always) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- 30+ languages (one of the most cross-culturally validated positive-body-image measures; large multinational studies)
- Normative data
- Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Tylka, T. L., & Wood-Barcalow, N. L. (2015). The Body Appreciation Scale-2: item refinement and psychometric evaluation. Body Image, 12, 53-67.
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