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Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Spanish translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2).
Body Image. 2017 Sep; 22:13-17.BI

Abstract

We examined the psychometric properties of a Spanish translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) in a community sample of 411 women and 389 men in Almería, Spain. Participants completed the 10-item BAS-2 along with measures of appearance evaluation, body areas satisfaction, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and self-reported body mass index (BMI). Exploratory factor analyses with one split-half subsample revealed that BAS-2 scores had a one-dimensional factor structure in women and men. Confirmatory factor analysis with a second split-half subsample showed the one-dimensional factor structure had acceptable fit and was invariant across sex. There were no significant sex differences in BAS-2 scores. BAS-2 scores were significantly and positively correlated with appearance evaluation, body areas satisfaction, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. Body appreciation was significantly and negatively correlated with BMI in men, but associations in women were only significant in the second subsample. Results suggest that the Spanish BAS-2 has adequate psychometric properties.

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Swami V
Department of Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK; Centre for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Serdang, Malaysia. Electronic address: viren.swami@anglia.ac.uk.
García AA
Department of Education, University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain.
Barron D
Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, London, UK.

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBody ImageBody Mass IndexFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPersonal SatisfactionPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSelf ConceptSelf ReportSex FactorsSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesTranslationsYoung Adult

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Language

eng

PubMed ID

28551528

Citation

Swami, Viren, et al. "Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of a Spanish Translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2)." Body Image, vol. 22, 2017, pp. 13-17.
Swami V, García AA, Barron D. Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Spanish translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Body Image. 2017;22:13-17.
Swami, V., García, A. A., & Barron, D. (2017). Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Spanish translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Body Image, 22, 13-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.05.002
Swami V, García AA, Barron D. Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of a Spanish Translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Body Image. 2017;22:13-17. PubMed PMID: 28551528.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Spanish translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). AU - Swami,Viren, AU - García,Antonio Alías, AU - Barron,David, Y1 - 2017/05/25/ PY - 2017/03/04/received PY - 2017/05/09/revised PY - 2017/05/09/accepted PY - 2017/5/30/pubmed PY - 2018/4/12/medline PY - 2017/5/29/entrez KW - BAS-2 KW - Body appreciation KW - Positive body image KW - Spain KW - Translation SP - 13 EP - 17 JF - Body image JO - Body Image VL - 22 N2 - We examined the psychometric properties of a Spanish translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) in a community sample of 411 women and 389 men in Almería, Spain. Participants completed the 10-item BAS-2 along with measures of appearance evaluation, body areas satisfaction, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and self-reported body mass index (BMI). Exploratory factor analyses with one split-half subsample revealed that BAS-2 scores had a one-dimensional factor structure in women and men. Confirmatory factor analysis with a second split-half subsample showed the one-dimensional factor structure had acceptable fit and was invariant across sex. There were no significant sex differences in BAS-2 scores. BAS-2 scores were significantly and positively correlated with appearance evaluation, body areas satisfaction, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. Body appreciation was significantly and negatively correlated with BMI in men, but associations in women were only significant in the second subsample. Results suggest that the Spanish BAS-2 has adequate psychometric properties. SN - 1873-6807 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/28551528/Factor_structure_and_psychometric_properties_of_a_Spanish_translation_of_the_Body_Appreciation_Scale_2__BAS_2__ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -