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Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of a Standard Chinese Version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2
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posted on 2023-08-30, 14:17 authored by Siu-Kuen Ng, David Barron, Viren SwamiThe present study examined the factorial and construct validity of a Standard Chinese translation of the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS-2; Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015b). Participants were 191 women and 154 men from mainland China who were resident in Hong Kong at the time of recruitment. Results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the one-dimensional model of the BAS-2, in which all 10 items loaded onto the same factor, had adequate fit and was invariant across sex. Body appreciation scores had good internal consistency and were significantly correlated with self-esteem and life satisfaction, and, in women, with weight discrepancy and body mass index. There were no significant differences in body appreciation scores between women and men. The present findings suggest that the Standard Chinese translation of the BAS-2 has the same one-dimensional factor structure as its parent scale and may facilitate cross-cultural studies of positive body image.
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18Page range
23-26Publication title
Body ImageISSN
1873-6807External DOI
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ElsevierFile version
- Accepted version
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- eng
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2016-06-15Legacy creation date
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