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  • Chapter 12 - Ben-Tovim Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ)

  • Edited by Virginia Ramseyer Winter, University of Minnesota, Tracy L. Tylka, Ohio State University, Antoinette M. Landor, University of Missouri
  • Book:
    Handbook of Body Image-Related Measures
    Published online:
    21 November 2025
    Print publication:
    20 November 2025, pp 35-37

  • Summary

    The 44- item Ben-Tovim Walker Body Attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ) generates a profile of women’s body related attitudes as found in the population at large. The BAQ can be administered in person, by mail, or on-line, and there are no restrictions on its use. The 44 questions are grouped into 6 sub-scales (Feeling Fat, Disparagement, Strength and Fitness, Salience of Weight and Shape, Attractiveness, Lower Body Fatness). The BAQ can be used in full, or in a variety of abbreviated forms. The BAQ and its subscales have well-developed psychometric properties, as described in the chapter. The BAQ has been translated into a number of languages. Unusually for Body Image measures, genetic as well as social determinants related to measured Body Image have been studied with the BAQ, and are referenced in the chapter. The BAQ is provided in its entirety, as is the scoring key and instructions for use. The BAQ has proved to be suitable for assessing body-related attitudes in general and specific population groups, and its internal structure has been validated in many different groups of women.