# Construct: versioned, append-only. Version 2 applies the 2026-08-25 library review (spec 0007).
construct_id: bas_2
version: 2
name: Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2)
language: en
category: Body appreciation / body image
description: Body appreciation / body image - Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2).
citation: 'Tylka, T. L., & Wood-Barcalow, N. L. (2015). The Body Appreciation Scale-2: Item refinement
  and psychometric evaluation. Body Image, 12, 53–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.09.006'
verification_status: verified
source_url: https://emerge.ucsd.edu/r_264jgxeqd35y1ox/
rights_note: Research center item page; verify permission for commercial redistribution.
questionnaire: Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2)
reverse_flags_source: reviewed_2026-08-25_noor_skhiri
imported_from: lib.xlsx
review:
  reviewer: Noor Skhiri
  date: '2026-08-25'
  outcome: verified
  notes: Recorded source URL was dead (404). Replacement supplied by the reviewer, and all 10 items confirmed
    verbatim against it. Her note that BAS-2 has no reverse-scored items and is scored by averaging all
    10 is consistent with the flags here.
items:
- item_id: bas_2_1
  text: I respect my body.
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: bas_2_2
  text: I feel good about my body.
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: bas_2_3
  text: I feel that my body has at least some good qualities.
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: bas_2_4
  text: I take a positive attitude towards my body.
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: bas_2_5
  text: I am attentive to my body's needs.
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: bas_2_6
  text: I feel love for my body.
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: bas_2_7
  text: I appreciate the different and unique characteristics of my body.
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: bas_2_8
  text: My behavior reveals my positive attitude toward my body; for example, I walk holding my head high
    and smiling.
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: bas_2_9
  text: I am comfortable in my body.
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: bas_2_10
  text: I feel like I am beautiful even if I am different from media images of attractive people (e.g.,
    models, actresses/actors).
  reverse_scored: false