Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 in Iran

Translation and psychometric evaluation of a Standard Chinese version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2

“…We found no significant difference in body appreciation scores between women and men. Although this contrasts with previous work, where men have been found to have significantly higher BAS-2 scores than women (Atari, 2016;Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015b), it should also be noted the magnitude of the difference in those studies was small. Further, the fact that the BAS-2 had the same factor structure as reported by Swami and Ng (2015) allowed us to compare scores between participants who had completed Cantonese and Standard Chinese versions of the BAS-2.…”

“…This finding is consistent with the parent model proposed by Tylka and Wood-Barcalow (2015b), as well findings in participants who completed Cantonese and Persian (Atari, 2016) translations of the BAS-2. Moreover, scores on the Standard Chinese version of the BAS-2 have good internal consistency and convergent validity.…”

“…Using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), Atari (2016) reported that a Persian translation of the BAS-2 had a one-dimensional factor structure in samples of female and male university students in Iran (Cronbach's α = .87-.89). Similarly, an earlier EFA study provided evidence for a one-dimensional model of a Cantonese Body Appreciation Scale-2 4 translation in female and male university students in Hong Kong (Cronbach's α = .90-.91).…”

Examining the psychometric properties of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 in Brazilian adolescents

“…As found by previous research conducted in western (Alleva et al, 2016;Kertechian & Swami, 2017;Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015a) and non-western cultures (Atari, 2016;Swami et al, 2016;Swami & NG, 2015), our results revealed a onedimensional factor structure for BAS-2. In line with past research (Kertechian & Swami, 2017;Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015a) this structure was invariant across gender.…”

“…d Iran = 0.15;d China = 0.16,d France = 0.16 and 0.19;d Spain = 0.04). Moreover, these studies have found positive associations between BAS-2 scores and well-being indicators such as life satisfaction (Alleva et al, 2016;Atari, 2016;Swami et al, 2016;Swami & NG, 2015), as well as negative associations with BMI (Alleva et al, 2016;Atari, 2016;Razmus & Razmus, 2017) and body and weight dissatisfaction (Razmus & Razmus, 2017;Swami et al, 2016). Finally, Alleva et al (2016) reported that BAS-2 scores made an incremental contribution to self-esteem over other positive body image-related constructs in a sample of Dutch-speaking undergraduates, therefore providing evidence of incremental validity for the instrument.…”