The 28-item Body Exposure during Sexual Activities Questionnaire (BESAQ; Cash et al., 2004) assesses respondents’ anxious attentional focus on and avoidance of exposing their body during sexual relations. The BESAQ can be administered online or in-person to sexually active adolescents or adults and items are averaged to obtain a total score. It is free to use. This chapter first discusses the development of the BESAQ and then provides evidence of its psychometrics. More specifically, internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, and construct validity support the use of the BESAQ. Next, this chapter provides all BESAQ items, instructions for administering the BESAQ to participants, the item response scale, and the scoring procedure. An 18-item abbreviated form is discussed. Known translations are provided. Logistics of use, such as permissions, copyright, and contact information, are provided for readers.

The 10-item Appearance Anxiety Inventory (AAI; Veale et al., 2013) assesses cognitive processes and behaviours characteristic of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). The AAI is derived from a theoretical model of BDD that defines appearance anxiety as a person’s responses to their perceived flaws and shame about their appearance (e.g., appearance-focused attention, comparison, rumination, checking, and avoidance). The AAI can be administered online or in-person to adolescents and adults and is free to use. This chapter first discusses the development of the AAI and then provides evidence of its psychometrics. Findings from exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis support a 2-factor structure (appearance avoidance, threat monitoring), yet a single factor accounted for most of the scale’s variance and therefore the AAI is calculated as a single appearance anxiety score. Internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and sensitivity to change as a result of therapy support the use of the AAI. Next, this chapter provides the AAI items in their entirety, instructions for administering the AAI to participants, item response scale, and scoring procedure. Links to known translations are provided. Logistics of use, such as permissions, copyright, and contact information, are provided for readers.