Body Checking Cognitions Scale

Authors

Victoria Mountford, Anne Haase, Glenn Waller (2006)

The BCCS measures cognitions underlying body checking behaviours.

What this tool is good for:

The BCCS can be used to identify cognitive patterns related with body checking behaviour, which can better inform assessment and interventions.

Validity and Reliability Papers

Mountford, V., Haase, A., & Waller, G. (2006). Body checking in the eating disorders: Associations between cognitions and behaviors. International Journal of Eating Disorders 39(8), 708–715. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.20279

Maïano, C., Morin, A.J., Aimé, A., Lepage, G., & Bouchard, S. (2019).Psychometric Properties of the Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ) and of the Body Checking Cognitions Scale (BCCS): A Bifactor-Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Assessment, 28, 632 - 646. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191119858411

Hatoum, A. H., Burton, A. L., Berry, S. L., & Abbott, M. J. (2023). Psychometric properties of self-report measures of eating disorder cognitions: a systematic review. In Journal of Eating Disorders, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00947-0

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Female

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:

10-15-minutes

Languages

English, German