Body attention, ignorance and awareness scale: assessing relevant concepts for physical and psychological functioning in psoriasis

A certain level of attention to bodily signals may be adaptive in the management of chronic skin conditions, as a lack of attention may lead to inadequate self-care behaviour and, consequently, may affect functioning and treatment outcomes. The purpose of this study was to develop a body awareness questionnaire and to investigate its psychometric properties and physical and psychological correlates in a cross-sectional study in patients with psoriasis (n = 475). The 16-item Body Attention, Ignorance and Awareness Scale demonstrated a 3-factor structure that could be interpreted as body ignorance, body attention, and body awareness (Cronbach’s α of 0.73, 0.74, and 0.68, respectively). Higher body ignorance was significantly related to more physical symptoms and wor