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An Examination of the Factor Structure and Preliminary Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of a Hebrew Translation of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2)

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posted on 2023-08-30, 17:18 authored by Shulamit Geller, Jonathan E. Handelzalts, Sigal Levy, Nofar Boxer, Jennifer Todd, Viren Swami
The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely-used, 10-item measure of a core facet of positive body image. To extend its use internationally, we examined the factor structure and conducted a preliminary assessment of the psychometric properties of a novel Hebrew translation of the BAS-2. A sample of 613 Israeli adults (362 women, 251 men; age M= 29.52, SD = 9.47) completed the BAS-2 alongside demographic items and previously-validated measures of life satisfaction, self-esteem, self-compassion, and body investment. Exploratory factor analyses with a semi-random split-half subsample (n = 377) indicated that BAS-2 scores reduced to a single dimension with all 10 items. This factor structure was equivalent across women and men. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with a second split-half subsample (n = 235) showed the 1-dimensional factor structure had adequate fit following one modification and multi-group CFA showed that the model was invariant across sex. Men had significantly higher BAS-2 scores than women, but the effect size was small (d = 0.22). Evidence of construct validity was demonstrated through positive associations with indices of life satisfaction, self-esteem, self-compassion, and body investment. The availability of a validated BAS-2 Hebrew translation should advance future research of body appreciation in Israel.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

34

Page range

145-154

Publication title

Body Image

ISSN

1873-6807

Publisher

Elsevier

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2020-05-29

Legacy creation date

2020-05-29

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Science & Engineering

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