Objectified Body Consciousness Scale – OBCS

I rarely think about how I look.

I think it is more important that my clothes are comfortable than whether they look good on me.

I think more about how my body feels than how my body looks.

I rarely compare how I look with how other people look.

During the day, I think about how I look many times.

I often worry about whether the clothes I am wearing make me look good.

I rarely worry about how I look to other people.

I am more concerned with what my body can do than how it looks.

When I can’t control my weight, I feel like something must be wrong with me.

I feel ashamed of myself when I haven’t made the effort to look my best.

I feel like I must be a bad person when I don’t look as good as I could.

I would be ashamed for people to know what I really weigh.

I never worry that something is wrong with me when I am not exercising as much as I should.

When I’m not exercising enough, I question whether I am a good enough person.

Even when I can’t control my weight, I think I’m an okay person.

When I’m not the size I think I should be, I feel ashamed.

I think a person is mostly stuck with the looks they are born with.

A large part of being in shape is having that kind of body in the first place.

I think a person can look how they want to if they are willing to work at it.

I really don’t think I have much control over how my body looks.

I think a person’s weight is mostly determined by the genes they are born with.

It doesn’t matter how hard I try to change my weight, it’s probably always going to be about the same.

I can weigh what I’m supposed to when I try hard enough.

The shape you are in depends mostly on your genes.