The 50-item Situational Inventory of Body Image Dysphoria (SIBID; Cash, 1994) assesses negative body image emotions experienced during specific situational contexts. Each item contains a specific situational context (e.g., social gatherings, looking at self in the mirror) and respondents indicate how often they have negative emotional experiences when in these contexts. The SIBID can be administered to adults and adolescents, and it is free to use. There is a 20-item abbreviated form, the SIBID-S. This chapter first discusses the development of the SIBID and SIBID-S and then provides evidence of their psychometrics. The SIBID and SIBID-S are best treated as unidimensional. Internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and predictive validity support the use of the SIBID and SIBID-S. Next, this chapter provides all SIBID and SIBID-S items, the item response scale, and instructions for administration and scoring. Links to known translations are included. Logistics of use, such as permissions, copyright, and contact information, are provided for readers.

The 6-item Body Image States Scale (BISS; Cash et al., 2002) assesses how respondents feel about their body and physical appearance “right now” as opposed to trait body image measures that assess how they feel about their body in general. The BISS uses a 9-point response scale to detect subtle variations in respondents’ evaluative and affective body image experiences in the moment and in response to specific contexts or experimental manipulations. The BISS can be administered online or in-person to adolescents or adults; it is free to use. This chapter first discusses the development of the BISS and then provides evidence of its psychometrics. More specifically, the BISS has a unidimensional factor structure, and its internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, and construct validity are supported. Next, this chapter provides all items and their individualized response scales, instructions for administering the BISS to participants, and scoring procedures. Links to known translations are included. Logistics of use, such as how to obtain the BISS, permissions, copyright, and contact information are available for readers.