Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age
| Title: | Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age |
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| Authors: | Swami V.; Tran U. S.; Stieger S.; Aavik T.; Ranjbar H. A.; Adebayo S. O.; Afhami R.; Ahmed O.; Aime A.; Akel M.; Halbusi H. A.; Alexias G.; Ali K. F.; Alp-Dal N.; Alsalhani A. B.; Alvares-Solas S.; Amaral A. C. S.; Andrianto S.; Aspden T.; Argyrides M.; Aruta J. J. B. R.; Atkin S.; Ayandele O.; Baceviciene M.; Bahbouh R.; Ballesio A.; Barron D.; Bellard A.; Bender S. S.; Beydag K. D.; Birovljevic G.; Blackburn M.; Borja-Alvarez T.; Borowiec J.; Bozoganova M.; Bratland-Sanda S.; Browning M. H. E. M.; Brytek-Matera A.; Burakova M.; Cakir-Kocak Y.; Camacho P.; Camilleri V. E.; Cazzato V.; Cerea S.; Chaiwutikornwanich A.; Chaleeraktrakoon T.; Chambers T.; Chen Q. -W.; Chen X.; Chien C. -L.; Chobthamkit P.; Choompunuch B.; Compte E. J.; Corrigan J.; Cosmas G.; Cowden R. G.; Czepczor-Bernat K.; Czub M.; da Silva W. R.; Dadfar M.; Dalley S. E.; Dany L.; Datu J. A. D.; Berbert de Carvalho P. H.; Coelho G. L. H.; De Jesus A. O. S.; Debbabi S. H.; Dhakal S.; Di Bernardo F.; Dimitrova D. D.; Dion J.; Dixson B.; Donofrio S. M.; Drysch M.; Du H.; Dzhambov A. M.; El-Jor C.; Enea V.; Eskin M.; Farbod F.; Farrugia L.; Fian L.; Fisher M. L.; Folwarczny M.; Frederick D. A.; Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M.; Furnham A.; Garcia A. A.; Geller S.; Ghisi M.; Ghorbani A.; Martinez M. A. G.; Gradidge S.; Graf S.; Grano C.; Gyene G.; Hallit S.; Hamdan M.; Handelzalts J. E.; Hanel P. H. P.; Hawks S. R.; Hekmati I.; Helmy M.; Hill T.; Hina F.; Holenweger G.; Hrebickova M.; Ijabadeniyi O. A.; Imam A.; Ince B.; Irrazabal N.; Jankauskiene R.; Jiang D. -Y.; Jimenez-Borja M.; Jimenez-Borja V.; Johnson E. M.; Jovanovic V.; Jovic M.; Junqueira A. C. P.; Kahle L. -M.; Kantanista A.; Karakiraz A.; Karkin A. N.; Kasten E.; Khatib S.; Khieowan N.; Kimong P. J.; Kiropoulos L.; Knittel J.; Kohli N.; Koprivnik M.; Kospakov A.; Krol-Zielinska M.; Krug I.; Kuan G.; Kueh Y. C.; Kujan O.; Kukic M.; Kumar S.; Kumar V.; Lamba N.; Lauri M. A.; Laus M. F.; LeBlanc L. A.; Lee H. J.; Lipowska M.; Lipowski M.; Lombardo C.; Lukacs A.; Maiano C.; Malik S.; Manjary M.; Baldo L. M.; Martinez-Banfi M.; Massar K.; Matera C.; McAnirlin O.; Mebarak M. R.; Mechri A.; Meireles J. F. F.; Mesko N.; Mills J.; Miyairi M.; Modi R.; Modrzejewska A.; Modrzejewska J.; Mulgrew K. E.; Myers T. A.; Namatame H.; Nassani M. Z.; Nerini A.; Neto F.; Neto J.; Neves A. N.; Ng S. -K.; Nithiya D.; O J.; Obeid S.; Oda-Montecinos C.; Olapegba P. O.; Olonisakin T. T.; Omar S. S.; Orlygsdottir B.; Ozsoy E.; Otterbring T.; Pahl S.; Panasiti M. S.; Park Y.; Patwary M. M.; Petho T.; Petrova N.; Pietschnig J.; Pourmahmoud S.; Prabhu V. G.; Postuvan V.; Prokop P.; Ramseyer Winter V. L.; Razmus M.; Ru T.; Rupar M.; Sahlan R. N.; Hassan M. S.; Salov A.; Sapkota S.; Sarfo J. O.; Sawamiya Y.; Schaefer K.; Schulte-Mecklenbeck M.; Seekis V.; Selvi K.; Sharifi M.; Shrivastava A.; Siddique R. F.; Sigurdsson V.; Silkane V.; Simunic A.; Singh G.; Slezackova A.; Sundgot-Borgen C.; Ten Hoor G.; Tevichapong P.; Tipandjan A.; Todd J.; Togas C.; Tonini F.; Tovar-Castro J. C.; Trangsrud L. K. J.; Tripathi P.; Tudorel O.; Tylka T. L.; Uyzbayeva A.; Vally Z.; Vanags E.; Vega L. D.; Vicente-Arruebarrena A.; Vidal-Mollon J.; Vilar R.; Villegas H.; Vintila M.; Wallner C.; White M. P.; Whitebridge S.; Windhager S.; Wong K. Y.; Yau E. K.; Yamamiya Y.; Yeung V. W. L.; Zanetti M. C.; Zawisza M.; Zeeni N.; Zvarikova M.; Voracek M. |
| Contributors: | Swami, V.; Tran, U. S.; Stieger, S.; Aavik, T.; Ranjbar, H. A.; Adebayo, S. O.; Afhami, R.; Ahmed, O.; Aime, A.; Akel, M.; Halbusi, H. A.; Alexias, G.; Ali, K. F.; Alp-Dal, N.; Alsalhani, A. B.; Alvares-Solas, S.; Amaral, A. C. S.; Andrianto, S.; Aspden, T.; Argyrides, M.; Aruta, J. J. B. R.; Atkin, S.; Ayandele, O.; Baceviciene, M.; Bahbouh, R.; Ballesio, A.; Barron, D.; Bellard, A.; Bender, S. S.; Beydag, K. D.; Birovljevic, G.; Blackburn, M.; Borja-Alvarez, T.; Borowiec, J.; Bozoganova, M.; Bratland-Sanda, S.; Browning, M. H. E. M.; Brytek-Matera, A.; Burakova, M.; Cakir-Kocak, Y.; Camacho, P.; Camilleri, V. E.; Cazzato, V.; Cerea, S.; Chaiwutikornwanich, A.; Chaleeraktrakoon, T.; Chambers, T.; Chen, Q. -W.; Chen, X.; Chien, C. -L.; Chobthamkit, P.; Choompunuch, B.; Compte, E. J.; Corrigan, J.; Cosmas, G.; Cowden, R. G.; Czepczor-Bernat, K.; Czub, M.; da Silva, W. R.; Dadfar, M.; Dalley, S. E.; Dany, L.; Datu, J. A. D.; Berbert de Carvalho, P. H.; Coelho, G. L. H.; De Jesus, A. O. S.; Debbabi, S. H.; Dhakal, S.; Di Bernardo, F.; Dimitrova, D. D.; Dion, J.; Dixson, B.; Donofrio, S. M.; Drysch, M.; Du, H.; Dzhambov, A. M.; El-Jor, C.; Enea, V.; Eskin, M.; Farbod, F.; Farrugia, L.; Fian, L.; Fisher, M. L.; Folwarczny, M.; Frederick, D. A.; Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M.; Furnham, A.; Garcia, A. A.; Geller, S.; Ghisi, M.; Ghorbani, A.; Martinez, M. A. G.; Gradidge, S.; Graf, S.; Grano, C.; Gyene, G.; Hallit, S.; Hamdan, M.; Handelzalts, J. E.; Hanel, P. H. P. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | Sapienza Università di Roma: CINECA IRIS |
| Subject Terms: | Body appreciation Body appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) Measurement invariance Cross-cultural Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) Psychometrics Structural analysis |
| Description: | The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of a core facet of the positive body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across a large number of nations remains limited. Here, we utilised the Body Image in Nature (BINS) dataset – with data collected between 2020 and 2022 – to assess measurement invariance of the BAS-2 across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis indicated that full scalar invariance was upheld across all nations, languages, gender identities, and age groups, suggesting that the unidimensional BAS-2 model has widespread applicability. There were large differences across nations and languages in latent body appreciation, while differences across gender identities and age groups were negligible-to-small. Additionally, greater body appreciation was significantly associated with higher life satisfaction, being single (versus being married or in a committed relationship), and greater rurality (versus urbanicity). Across a subset of nations where nation-level data were available, greater body appreciation was also significantly associated with greater cultural distance from the United States and greater relative income inequality. These findings suggest that the BAS-2 likely captures a near-universal conceptualization of the body appreciation construct, which should facilitate further cross-cultural research. |
| Document Type: | article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: | English |
| Relation: | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:001085067100001; volume:46; firstpage:449; lastpage:466; numberofpages:18; journal:BODY IMAGE; https://hdl.handle.net/11573/1688342 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010 |
| Availability: | https://hdl.handle.net/11573/1688342; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010 |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: | edsbas.69355962 |
| Database: | BASE |