Positive Body Image among Adolescents Scale (PBIAS)

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Chapter 112 - Positive Body Image among Adolescents Scale (PBIAS)

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 November 2025

Chelly Maes ,

Jolien Trekels ,

Tracy L. Tylka and

Laura Vandenbosch

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Virginia Ramseyer Winter ,

Tracy L. Tylka and

Antoinette M. Landor

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Virginia Ramseyer Winter: Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
Tracy L. Tylka: Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Antoinette M. Landor: Affiliation:
University of Missouri

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The 15-item Positive Body Image among Adolescents Scale (PBIAS) assesses positive body image components in adolescents. The PBIAS can be administered online/on paper to adolescents and is free to use in any setting. This chapter first discusses the development of the PBIAS and then provides evidence of its psychometrics. More specifically, the PBIAS has been found to have a 4-factor structure within exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and gender invariance was upheld. Internal consistency reliability, convergent and incremental validity support the use of the PBIAS. Test-retest reliability was partially supported. Next, this chapter provides the PBIAS items in their entirety, instructions for administering the PBIAS to participants, the item response scale, and the scoring procedure. Known translations are provided. Logistics of use, such as permissions, copyright, and contact information, are provided for readers.

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Positive Body Image among Adolescents Scale PBIAS positive body image adolescents scale development psychometric evidence factor structure reliability validity administration scoring translations

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Information: Handbook of Body Image-Related Measures , pp. 331 - 333

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009398275.113 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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