Abstract
Purpose: The conduct of body image studies with Arab populations is hindered by a lack of psychometrically sound assessment measures. We examined the psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the most frequently employed measure of body appreciation, the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Design and Methods: A sample of college-aged women from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (n = 256) completed the Arabic BAS-2, and measures of aesthetic and functional body image, authentic body pride, and self-reported body mass index (BMI). Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the Arabic BAS-2 had a one-dimensional factor structure. BAS-2 scores were positively correlated with body image and body pride, but not with BMI. Practice Implications: A psychometrically sound BAS-2 may now facilitate the conduct of cross-cultural work that includes the Arabic-speaking population, an often-neglected ethnic group in most body image studies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 373-377 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Perspectives in Psychiatric Care |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- Arabic translation
- body appreciation scale
- factor structure
- reliability
- validity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Phychiatric Mental Health