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Carver, C. S.. (2013). Measure of Body Apperception (MBA). Measurement Instrument Database for the Social Science. Retrieved 21.07.2020 from www.midss.ie Key references: Carver, C. S., Pozo-Kaderman, C., Price, A. A., Noriega, V., Harris, S. D., Derhagopian, R. P., Robinson, D. S., & Moffatt, F. L., Jr. (1998). Concern about aspects of body image and adjustment to early stage breast cancer. Psychosomatic Medicine, 60, 168-174. Petronis, V. M., Carver, C. S., Antoni, M. H., & Weiss, S. (2003). Investment in body image and psychosocial well-being among women treated for early stage breast cancer: Partial replication and extension. Psychology and Health, 18, 1-13. Primary use / Purpose: Measures self-reported appreciation of body. Background: Body image is often thought of in terms of physical appearance, but there is also a body image pertaining to integrity, wholeness, and normal functioning. People who are greatly concerned about either aspect of their body image are vulnerable to poorer psychosocial adjustment when confronting treatment for breast cancer. The poorer adjustment takes a different form, however, depending on the nature of the patient's body-image concern . The Measure of Body Apperception (MBA) is a measure of the investment in, or dependence on, one's body image as a source of the sense of self-worth. It has two scales, which reflect reliance on physical appearance, and reliance on a sense of body intactness or integrity. Psychometrics: For details on psychometrics see: Carver, C. S., Pozo-Kaderman, C., Price, A. A., Noriega, V., Harris, S. D., Derhagopian, R. P., Robinson, D. S., & Moffatt, F. L., Jr. (1998). Concern about aspects of body image and adjustment to early stage breast cancer. Psychosomatic Medicine, 60, 168-174. Web link to tool: http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/ccarver/sclMBA.html Digital Object Identifier (DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.13072/midss.538 Scoring: Items 1, 3, 6, and 8 constitute the subtotal for investment in appearance Items 2, 4, 7, and 9 constitute the subtotal for investment in body integrity Items 5 and 10 are fillers, not scored.

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Measure of Body Apperception (MBA)

1 forms  
Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements by picking the answer that is closest to the way you feel about each statement. Please be as honest and accurate as you can in responding to the items. Try not to let your response to one statement influence your responses to other statements. These are opinion items, so there are no "right" or "wrong" answers. Answer according to your own feelings, rather than how you think "most people" would answer.
Description

Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements by picking the answer that is closest to the way you feel about each statement. Please be as honest and accurate as you can in responding to the items. Try not to let your response to one statement influence your responses to other statements. These are opinion items, so there are no "right" or "wrong" answers. Answer according to your own feelings, rather than how you think "most people" would answer.

Alias
UMLS CUI-1
C0242485
UMLS CUI-2
C0242821
UMLS CUI-3
C0234426
1. It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Description

It's important to me to look my best all the time.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C1522427
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0700364
2. When something goes wrong inside your body, you are never really the same person again.
Description

When something goes wrong inside your body, you are never really the same person again.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0242821
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0443172
3. If a woman doesn't look good to others, she can't possibly feel good about herself.
Description

If a woman doesn't look good to others, she can't possibly feel good about herself.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C2346874
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0700364
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C0237529
UMLS CUI [1,4]
C0043210
4. The idea of having surgery bothers me because it means doing damage to my body.
Description

The idea of having surgery bothers me because it means doing damage to my body.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0543467
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C1883709
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C0242821
5. I am very careful about my diet.
Description

I am very careful about my diet.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0012155
6. I feel good about myself only if I know I look good to other people.
Description

I feel good about myself only if I know I look good to other people.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C2346874
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0700364
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C0237529
7. A scar from an operation, even one that doesn't show, is a constant reminder to yourself that something was wrong with you.
Description

A scar from an operation, even one that doesn't show, is a constant reminder to yourself that something was wrong with you.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0543467
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C2004491
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C1457869
8. I have to look as good as I can to others in order to feel right about myself
Description

I have to look as good as I can to others in order to feel right about myself

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C2346874
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0237529
9. Completely apart from the pain, I'd have trouble giving myself an injection because it would mean forcing a needle into an undamaged part of my body.
Description

Completely apart from the pain, I'd have trouble giving myself an injection because it would mean forcing a needle into an undamaged part of my body.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C5208100
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0242821
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C1883709
10. I consciously make an effort to avoid eating things I know aren't good for me.
Description

I consciously make an effort to avoid eating things I know aren't good for me.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0012155
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Measure of Body Apperception (MBA)

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Type
Description | Question | Decode (Coded Value)
Data type
Alias
Item Group
Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements by picking the answer that is closest to the way you feel about each statement. Please be as honest and accurate as you can in responding to the items. Try not to let your response to one statement influence your responses to other statements. These are opinion items, so there are no "right" or "wrong" answers. Answer according to your own feelings, rather than how you think "most people" would answer.
C0242485 (UMLS CUI-1)
C0242821 (UMLS CUI-2)
C0234426 (UMLS CUI-3)
Item
1. It's important to me to look my best all the time.
integer
C1522427 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0700364 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Code List
1. It's important to me to look my best all the time.
CL Item
I agree a lot (4)
CL Item
I agree a little (3)
CL Item
I DISagree a little (2)
CL Item
I DISagree a lot (1)
Item
2. When something goes wrong inside your body, you are never really the same person again.
integer
C0242821 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0443172 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Code List
2. When something goes wrong inside your body, you are never really the same person again.
CL Item
I agree a lot (4)
CL Item
I agree a little (3)
CL Item
I DISagree a little (2)
CL Item
I DISagree a lot (1)
Item
3. If a woman doesn't look good to others, she can't possibly feel good about herself.
integer
C2346874 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0700364 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0237529 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
C0043210 (UMLS CUI [1,4])
It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Code List
3. If a woman doesn't look good to others, she can't possibly feel good about herself.
CL Item
I agree a lot (4)
CL Item
I agree a little (3)
CL Item
I DISagree a little (2)
CL Item
I DISagree a lot (1)
Item
4. The idea of having surgery bothers me because it means doing damage to my body.
integer
C0543467 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C1883709 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0242821 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Code List
4. The idea of having surgery bothers me because it means doing damage to my body.
CL Item
I agree a lot (4)
CL Item
I agree a little (3)
CL Item
I DISagree a little (2)
CL Item
I DISagree a lot (1)
Item
5. I am very careful about my diet.
integer
C0012155 (UMLS CUI [1])
It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Code List
5. I am very careful about my diet.
CL Item
I agree a lot (4)
CL Item
I agree a little (3)
CL Item
I DISagree a little (2)
CL Item
I DISagree a lot (1)
Item
6. I feel good about myself only if I know I look good to other people.
integer
C2346874 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0700364 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0237529 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Code List
6. I feel good about myself only if I know I look good to other people.
CL Item
I agree a lot (4)
CL Item
I agree a little (3)
CL Item
I DISagree a little (2)
CL Item
I DISagree a lot (1)
Item
7. A scar from an operation, even one that doesn't show, is a constant reminder to yourself that something was wrong with you.
integer
C0543467 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C2004491 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C1457869 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Code List
7. A scar from an operation, even one that doesn't show, is a constant reminder to yourself that something was wrong with you.
CL Item
I agree a lot (4)
CL Item
I agree a little (3)
CL Item
I DISagree a little (2)
CL Item
I DISagree a lot (1)
Item
8. I have to look as good as I can to others in order to feel right about myself
integer
C2346874 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0237529 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Code List
8. I have to look as good as I can to others in order to feel right about myself
CL Item
I agree a lot (4)
CL Item
I agree a little (3)
CL Item
I DISagree a little (2)
CL Item
I DISagree a lot (1)
Item
9. Completely apart from the pain, I'd have trouble giving myself an injection because it would mean forcing a needle into an undamaged part of my body.
integer
C5208100 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0242821 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C1883709 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Code List
9. Completely apart from the pain, I'd have trouble giving myself an injection because it would mean forcing a needle into an undamaged part of my body.
CL Item
I agree a lot (4)
CL Item
I agree a little (3)
CL Item
I DISagree a little (2)
CL Item
I DISagree a lot (1)
Item
10. I consciously make an effort to avoid eating things I know aren't good for me.
integer
C0012155 (UMLS CUI [1])
It's important to me to look my best all the time.
Code List
10. I consciously make an effort to avoid eating things I know aren't good for me.
CL Item
I agree a lot (4)
CL Item
I agree a little (3)
CL Item
I DISagree a little (2)
CL Item
I DISagree a lot (1)
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