Iosa Marco, Salera Claudia, Antonucci Gabriella, De Bartolo Daniela
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
SmArt Lab, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.
Eur J Neurosci. 2025 Sep;62(6):e70259. doi: 10.1111/ejn.70259.
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.
自古以来，哲学家和研究人员就试图定义美。近年来，心理学家区分了主观美和客观美，以及情感维度和认知维度。然而，仍缺乏一种经过心理测量验证的评估美的工具。本研究的目的是开发并验证视觉美感评估量表（Vi-BAS）。在三个实验中，根据参与者对美的定义生成了18个项目（实验1），并在意大利语母语者（实验2）和英语母语者（实验3）中评估了这些项目的有效性和可靠性。在实验2中进行探索性因子分析（EFA）以识别潜在变量，并在实验3中得到了证实。结果确定了美的四个潜在变量——主观、客观、情感和认知——每个变量在Vi-BAS中由两个有效且可靠的项目表示，总共八个项目。还验证了Vi-BAS的平均得分。本研究引入了一个用于评估美的不同维度的综合量表，在意大利语和英语中均证明了其有效性和可靠性。
