Physical Appearance State and Traits Anxiety Scale (PASTAS): Trait Version
The statements listed below are to be used to describe how anxious, tense, or nervous you
feel in general (i.e., usually) about your body or specific parts of your body.
Please read each statement and circle the number that best indicates the extent to which
each statement holds true in general. Remember there are no right or wrong answers.
Never Seldom Sometimes Often Always
1 2 3 4 5
In general I feel anxious, tense, or nervous about:
1. The extent to which I look overweight 1 2 3 4 5
2. My thighs 1 2 3 4 5
3. My buttocks 1 2 3 4 5
4. My hips 1 2 3 4 5
5. My stomach 1 2 3 4 5
6. My legs 1 2 3 4 5
7. My waist 1 2 3 4 5
8. My muscle tone 1 2 3 4 5
9. My ears 1 2 3 4 5
10. My lips 1 2 3 4 5
11. My wrists 1 2 3 4 5
12. My hands 1 2 3 4 5
13. My forehead 1 2 3 4 5
14. My neck 1 2 3 4 5
15. My chin 1 2 3 4 5
16. My feet 1 2 3 4 5
Physical Appearance State and Traits Anxiety Scale (PASTAS): State Version
The statements listed below are to be used to describe how anxious, tense, or nervous you
feel right now about your body (use the following scale).
Not at all Slightly Moderately Very much so Exceptionally so
0 1 2 3 4
Right now, I feel anxious, tense, or nervous about:
1. The extent to which I look overweight 0 1 2 3 4
2. My thighs 0 1 2 3 4
3. My buttocks 0 1 2 3 4
4. My hips 0 1 2 3 4
5. My stomach 0 1 2 3 4
6. My legs 0 1 2 3 4
7. My waist 0 1 2 3 4
8. My muscle tone 0 1 2 3 4
9. My ears 0 1 2 3 4
10. My lips 0 1 2 3 4
11. My wrists 0 1 2 3 4
12. My hands 0 1 2 3 4
13. My forehead 0 1 2 3 4
14. My neck 0 1 2 3 4
15. My chin 0 1 2 3 4
16. My feet 0 1 2 3 4