Visual Beauty Assessment Scale: Psychometric Validation of Italian and English Versions

IF 2.4 4区医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES

European Journal of Neuroscience Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI:10.1111/ejn.70259

Marco Iosa, Claudia Salera, Gabriella Antonucci, Daniela De Bartolo

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Since ancient times, philosophers and researchers have attempted to define beauty. In recent years, psychologists have distinguished between subjective and objective beauty, as well as between emotional and cognitive dimensions. However, a psychometrically validated tool for assessing beauty is still lacking. The aim of the present study was to develop and validate the Visual Beauty Assessment Scale (Vi-BAS). Across three experiments, 18 items were generated based on participants' definition of beauty (Experiment 1), and their validity and reliability were assessed in Italian native speakers (Experiment 2) and English native speakers (Experiment 3). Exploratory factorial analysis (EFA) was conducted in Experiment 2 to identify latent variables, which were confirmed in Experiment 3. Results identified four latent variables of beauty—subjective, objective, emotional, and cognitive—each represented in the Vi-BAS by two valid and reliable items, for a total of eight items. An average Vi-BAS score was also validated. This study introduces a comprehensive scale for assessing different dimensions of beauty, demonstrating validity and reliability both in Italian and English.

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视觉美评定量表：意、英两种版本的心理测量验证。

自古以来，哲学家和研究者就试图定义美。近年来，心理学家对主观美和客观美、情感美和认知美进行了区分。然而，一种心理测量学上有效的评估美的工具仍然缺乏。本研究的目的是开发和验证视觉美评定量表（Vi-BAS）。在三个实验中，根据参与者对美的定义（实验1）生成了18个项目，并在意大利语母语者（实验2）和英语母语者（实验3）中评估了它们的效度和信度。实验2采用探索性因子分析（EFA）识别潜在变量，并在实验3中得到证实。结果确定了审美的四个潜在变量——主观的、客观的、情感的和认知的——每个变量在Vi-BAS中由两个有效可靠的项目表示，总共有八个项目。平均Vi-BAS分数也得到了验证。本研究引入了一个综合量表来评估不同维度的美，并在意大利语和英语中展示了效度和信度。

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European Journal of Neuroscience 医学-神经科学

CiteScore

7.10

自引率

5.90%

发文量

305

审稿时长

3.5 months

期刊介绍： EJN is the journal of FENS and supports the international neuroscientific community by publishing original high quality research articles and reviews in all fields of neuroscience. In addition, to engage with issues that are of interest to the science community, we also publish Editorials, Meetings Reports and Neuro-Opinions on topics that are of current interest in the fields of neuroscience research and training in science. We have recently established a series of ‘Profiles of Women in Neuroscience’. Our goal is to provide a vehicle for publications that further the understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system in both health and disease and to provide a vehicle to engage the neuroscience community. As the official journal of FENS, profits from the journal are re-invested in the neuroscientific community through the activities of FENS.