BODY COMPARISON SCALE


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For the items below, use the following scale to rate how often you compare these aspects of your body to those of other individuals of the same sex. NOTE: Please be sure that you read and respond to all of the questions according to how you would compare yourself to your same sex peers.

 

Never

1

Rarely

2

Sometimes

3

Often

4

Always

5

 

1.          Ears                                                                             1          2          3          4          5

 

2.          Nose                                                                            1          2          3          4          5

 

3.          Lips                                                                             1          2          3          4          5

 

4.          Hair                                                                              1          2          3          4          5

 

5.          Teeth                                                                            1          2          3          4          5

 

6.          Chin                                                                             1          2          3          4          5

 

7.          Shape of face                                                               1          2          3          4          5

 

8.          Cheeks                                                                         1          2          3          4          5

 

9.          Forehead                                                                      1          2          3          4          5

 

10.        Upper arm                                                                    1          2          3          4          5

 

11.        Forearm                                                                       1          2          3          4          5

 

12.        Shoulders                                                                     1          2          3          4          5

 

13.        Chest                                                                           1          2          3          4          5

 

14.        Back                                                                            1          2          3          4          5

 

15.        Waist                                                                           1          2          3          4          5

 

16.        Stomach                                                                       1          2          3          4          5

 

17.        Buttocks                                                                       1          2          3          4          5

 

18.        Thighs                                                                          1          2          3          4          5

 

19.        Hips                                                                             1          2          3          4          5

 

20.        Calves                                                                          1          2          3          4          5

 

21.        Muscle tone of upper body                                          1          2          3          4          5

 

22.        Overall shape of upper body                                         1          2          3          4          5

 

23.        Muscle tone of lower body                                           1          2          3          4          5

 

24.        Overall shape of lower body                                         1          2          3          4          5

 

25.        Overall body                                                                1          2          3          4          5

 

   

Note: general appearance, non weight, non muscular scale: items 1-9; muscular scale: items 10-15; weight scale items 16-20

Fisher, E., Dunn, M. & Thompsom, J. K. (2002). Social Comparison and Body Image:

An Investigation of Body Comparison Processes using Multidimensional Scaling.

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 21 (5), 566-579.

For a copy of the scale, please contact:
J. Kevin Thompson, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of South Florida
PCD 4118G
4202 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa FL 33620-8200.

Phone numbers:
# (813) 974 0367 (office)
# (813) 974 8346 (lab)

E-mail:
thompson@chuma1.cas.usf.edu