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Translation and Psychometric Properties of a Polish Version of the Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2 (BAOS-2)

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posted on 2024-08-28, 14:09 authored by Justyna Modrzejewska, Jennifer Todd, Kamila Czepczor-Bernat, Adriana Modrzejewska, Julia Wyszomirska, Viren Swami
The 13-item Body Acceptance by Others Scale-2 (BAOS-2) measures generalised perceptions of body acceptance by others. Here, we examined the psychometric properties of a novel Polish translation of the BAOS-2. A sample of 1,183 adults (898 women, 285 men; age M = 28.98) from Poland completed a Polish version of the BAOS-2, alongside measures of body appreciation, pressure to conform to appearance ideals, self-compassion, self-esteem, and impression management. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis identified a stable unidimensional model of the Polish BAOS-2, with all 13 items retained. Additionally, the Polish BAOS-2 evidenced complete invariance (i.e., through to latent mean invariance) across gender identity. Scores on the BAOS-2 evidenced adequate composite reliability and, in a retest subsample (n = 260), showed complete invariance across four weeks. Evidence of convergent, criterion-related, discriminant, and incremental validity was very strong when based on observed BAOS-2 scores, but weaker when based on latent BAOS-2 scores. Whether examined at the observed or latent level, greater body acceptance by others was consistently and strongly associated with higher body appreciation. These results suggest that the psychometric properties of the Polish BAOS-2 are robust and that this instrument can be confidently utilised in future research with Polish adults.

History

Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

51

Publication title

Body Image

ISSN

1740-1445

Publisher

Elsevier

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  • Published version

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Article

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  • School of Psychology and Sport Science Outputs