Body appreciation is considered a key dimension of positive body image. Tylka and Wood-Barcalow (2015) developed the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2), a psychometrically sound measure to assess body appreciation. The present study examines various psychometric properties (i.e. factor structure, sex-based measurement invariance, and construct validity) of an Italian translation of the BAS-2 in a community sample (N = 601; F = 50.6 %; M_age = 25.72; SD = 4.81). Exploratory factor analyses with a randomly selected split-half subsample (n = 300; F = 50 %) supported the one-dimensional factor structure among both sexes. Confirmatory factor analyses with a second split-half subsample (n = 301; F = 51.16 %) indicated that the one-dimensional factor structure had adequate fit after some modifications were made. BAS-2 scores achieved full invariance across sex and men reported significantly higher scores than women (d = 0.45). Further, the Italian version of the BAS-2 had good internal consistency and was positively correlated with self-esteem and life satisfaction, whereas negative associations were found with body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptoms. Results indicated that the Italian BAS-2 has good psychometric properties.

身体欣赏被认为是正面身体形象的一个关键方面。Tylka和Wood-Barcalow（2015）制定了《身体欣赏量表2》（BAS-2），这是一种从心理学角度上评估身体欣赏程度的方法。本研究检查了社区样本中BAS-2意大利语翻译的各种心理计量学特性（即因素结构，基于性别的测量不变性和构建效度）（N = 601；F = 50.6％；M _age = 25.72；SD = 4.81）。探索性因素分析，采用随机选择的二等分子样本（n = 300；F= 50％）支持男女之间的一维因素结构。用第二个二等分子样本（n = 301；F = 51.16％）进行的验证性因子分析表明，一维因子结构在进行一些修改后具有足够的拟合度。BAS-2得分在性别方面达到了完全不变，男性报告的得分明显高于女性（d = 0.45）。此外，意大利语版本的BAS-2具有良好的内部一致性，并且与自尊和生活满意度呈正相关，而与身体不满和饮食失调症状呈负相关。结果表明，意大利BAS-2具有良好的心理测量特性。