Review 2026 · 1 citations

Reliability generalization meta-analysis of the internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the Body Awareness Questionnaire

Husain, Waqar, Ebrahim, Ahmed Husain, Alobaidi, Sondos, Ghazzawi, Hadeel, Trabelsi, Khaled, Pourdeh, Elham Foroudi, Sari, Esra, Carre, Arnaud, Ammar, Achraf, Shields, Stephanie A., Jahrami, Haitham

Abstract

The Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ) measures attentiveness to normal body processes and is widely used with both healthy and patient samples. Meta-analysis of 10 articles involving 15 studies (4078 participants) examined BAQ reliability. Random-effects models pooled Cronbach's alpha and test-retest coefficients. Heterogeneity was assessed via I-2 statistic; publication bias via funnel plots, Egger's and Begg's tests, and trim-and-fill method. Pooled Cronbach's alpha was 0.84 (95% CI: 0.81-0.87), indicating high internal consistency despite substantial heterogeneity (I-2 = 92.20%). Pooled test-retest reliability was strong at 0.84 (95% CI: 0.78-0.89), though with significant heterogeneity (I-2 = 95.42%). Egger's test suggested potential publication bias. Despite heterogeneity and potential bias issues, findings support BAQ's cross-population applicability.

Keywords

body awareness Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ) reliability generalization meta-analysis (REGEMA) internal consistency test-retest reliability GENDER-DIFFERENCES VERSION

WoS Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-being

Citation

Journal: JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Year: 2026
Volume: 31
Issue: 6
Pages: 2183-2202
ISSN: 1359-1053
eISSN: 1461-7277
DOI: 10.1177/13591053251371792
WoS UID: WOS:001592641800001

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