Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire

Authors

Timothy A. Brown,Thomas F. Cash, Peter J. Mikulka (1990)

The MBSRQ is a self-report inventory designed to assess individuals' attitudes and beliefs about their physical self, across multiple dimensions. The MBSRQ contains 10 subscales that assess: (1) Appearance Evaluation, (2) Appearance Orientation, (3) Fitness Evaluation, (4) Fitness Orientation, (5) Health Evaluation, (6) Health Orientation, (7) Illness Orientation, (8) Overweight Preoccupation, (9) Self- Classified Weight, and (10) the Body Areas Satisfaction Scale.

What this tool is good for:

MBSRQ is a valuable tool for both clinical and research purposes in the context of eating disorders, helping to assess, understand, and address body image issues that are often central to these conditions.

Validity and Reliability Papers

Brown, T. A., Cash, T. F., & Mikulka, P. J. (1990). Attitudinal body image assessment: Factor analysis of the body-self relations questionnaire. Journal of Personality Assessment, 55, 135–144

Hrabosky, J. I., Cash, T. F., Veale, D., Neziroglu, F., Soll, E. A., Garner, D. M., … & Phillips, K. A. (2009). Multidimensional body image comparisons among patients with eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, and clinical controls: A multisite study. Body Image: An International Journal of Research, 6, 155–163

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), 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

Training

http://www.body-images.com/assessments/

Languages

English, German, Greek, Malay, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish