DClinPsy Portfolio Volume 1 of 3 - University of Hertfordshire ...

The processes of cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance that make up the construct
of inflexibility will be referred to as inflexible emotional processing or inflexibility
throughout the remainder of this thesis.
3) The Body Image - Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (BI-AAQ)
Sandoz, E. K. & Wilson, K. G., (2006)
The BIAAQ is a 29 item self-report scale that has been designed to measure the extent to
which an individual exhibits an accepting posture toward negative thoughts and feelings
about his or her body shape and/or weight.
Scoring:
Respondents are asked to rate items on a 7-point scale that ranges from 1 (‘Never True’)
to 7 (‘Always True’). Higher scores indicate more acceptance. Reverse scored items are:
2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29.
The measure has promising initial psychometric data but is yet to be fully evaluated.
Reliability:
The scale is internally consistent with Cronbach’s alpha = .93.
Validity:
Construct validity is also good. Scores are significantly negatively correlated with wellestablished
measures of theoretically related constructs such as body dissatisfaction,
bulimia, general eating pathology, and general distress. The BIAAQ is also significantly
positively correlated with well-established measures of theoretically related constructs
such as mindfulness skills, and general acceptance. Scores also predict performance on an
Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure with body and self-related stimuli.
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