Body image has been conceptualized and assessed almost exclusively in terms of its
negative dimensions. Therefore, a measure reflecting body appreciation, an aspect of …

Abstract The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) has been validated in various languages
across samples with different characteristics. However, its validation and invariance based …

The need to study the positive aspects of body image led to the design of the Body
Appreciation Scale (BAS). The aim of the present study was to develop a Spanish …

The 10-item Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a measurement for individuals to self-
report the extent to which they accept and respect their bodies. Although the BAS-2 has …

Studies of body appreciation have typically focused on measurement of the construct in
urban populations and there remains very little research on body appreciation in rural …

Purpose The conduct of body image studies with Arab populations is hindered by a lack of
psychometrically sound assessment measures. We examined the psychometric properties of …

The construct of body acceptance by others (ie, the degree to which an individual perceives
acceptance for their appearance by others) is central to conceptual models of positive body …

While the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS) reduces to a single dimension among Western
samples, a two-factor solution has been found among non-Western populations. The …

The innovative construct of positive body image constitutes an important shift in the field of
body image, from being a pathology-focused area of research to portraying a more …

The present study developed a Brazilian adaptation of the BAS for young adolescents,
testing its factor structure by the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), concurrent and criterion …