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. 2022 Jan 29;19(3):1543. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031543

Table 1.

CFA results for items of the final Body Appreciation Scale.

Items M SD Factor Loading SE CILO CIHI
On the whole, I am satisfied with my body. 2.99 1.04 0.891 0.015 0.861 0.921
My feelings toward my body are positive, for the most part. 2.95 1.03 0.884 0.015 0.854 0.914
Despite its imperfections, I still like my body. 2.87 1.05 0.871 0.018 0.837 0.906
I feel good about my body. 2.92 1.01 0.869 0.018 0.835 0.904
I take a positive attitude toward my body. 2.73 1.03 0.843 0.020 0.803 0.883
Despite its flaws, I accept my body for what it is. 2.82 1.09 0.813 0.024 0.766 0.861
I feel that my body has at least some good qualities. 2.38 1.00 0.727 0.029 0.670 0.784
I respect my body. 2.25 0.90 0.609 0.041 0.528 0.690
My self-worth is independent of my body shape or weight. 3.18 1.15 0.439 0.054 0.333 0.545
I do not allow unrealistically thin images of women presented in the media to affect my attitudes toward my body. 2.93 1.24 0.429 0.053 0.324 0.533
I do not focus a lot of energy being concerned with my body shape or weight. 3.31 1.10 0.282 0.064 0.157 0.408

Note: All items are reverse coded with a final scale range from 1 “Always” to 5 “Never”, CILO = lowest level CI, CIHI = highest level CI.