Body Intelligence Scale
Defining and Measuring the Intelligence of the Body
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19429684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosemarie Anderson (Sofia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 357-367 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Humanistic Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-3267 • E-ISSN: 1547-3333 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15473333thp3404_5 |
| OpenAlex | W2063995726 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article introduces the Body Intelligence Scale (BIS) to humanistic, trans-personal, and positive psychologists, the most likely initial users of the BIS. I invite research collaboration and clinical trials with individuals in appropriate health care and clinical populations to evaluate the efficacy of the BIS. Theory and research rele-vant to body intelligence are reviewed and the concept of body intelligence is de-fined. The combination of qualitative and quantitative methods employed in scale de-velopment supports a multimethod approach to scale development, especially as relevant to assessing subtle human qualities. The current BIS is composed of three subscales: the Energy Body Awareness, Comfort Body Awareness, and Inner Body Awareness subscales. Future research should evaluate the reliability and validity of the BIS, usefulness of the BIS as a tool for the enhancement of body intelligence gen-erally, and the relationship of the scale to appropriate clinical populations, particu-larly individuals with weight-management challenges, history of trauma and abuse, and/or physical illnesses clearly aggravated by stress. I wanted to begin not with characters or ideas, but with movements
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| Citations per year | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2021 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |