Body Appreciation Scale - 2

Authors

Tracy L. Tylka, Nichole Wood-Barcalow (2015)

BAS-2 is a revised version of the original BAS scale, intended to eliminate sex-specific language.

What this tool is good for:

A greater number of research, translations and validation has been done with this revised version of BAS.

Validity and Reliability Papers

Tylka, T. L., Wood-Barcalow, N. L. (2015). The Body Appreciation Scale-2: Item refinement and psychometric evaluation. Body Image, 12, 53–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.09.006

Swami, V., Tran, U. S., Stieger, S., Aavik, T., Ranjbar, H. A., Adebayo, S. O., Afhami, R., Ahmed, O., Aimé, A., Akel, M., Halbusi, H. A., Alexias, G., Ali, K. F., Alp-Dal, N., Alsalhani, A. B., Álvares-Solas, S., Amaral, A. C. S., Andrianto, S., Aspden, T., … Voracek, M. (2023). Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age. Body Image, 46, 449–466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010

Zarate, D., Marmara, J., Potoczny, C. et al. (2021) Body Appreciation Scale (BAS-2): measurement invariance across genders and item response theory examination. BMC Psychol 9, 114. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00609-3

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Body shape attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

5-10-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese , Malay, Hebrew, Romanian, , Mandarin Chinese, Korean