PST RESOURCE OVERVIEW
A. NAME of the resource /
tool Body Awareness Questionnaire
B. WHAT is the purpose of This brief self-assessment can be used to explore how aware
the resource / tool? of and connected you are to what your body communicates.
C. WHO developed the Developed by:
resource / tool? (If it was Shields, S.A., Mallory, M.E., & Simon, A. (1989). The Body
adapted from an existing Awareness Questionnaire: Reliability and validity. Journal of
document, please Personality Assessment, 53, 802-815.
include a citation for the
original source.) Source: http://www.yorku.ca/rokada/psyctest/baware.pdf
D. HOW should the As a reference for:
resource / tool be used? Exploring leadership styles, conflict resolution styles
i. What circumstances are and self care practices.
ideal/appropriate? Mindful leadership and emotional intelligence training
ii. By whom and when? or coaching
iii. Is a particular skill set or
special preparation Ideally, these discussions should be guided by a trainer/coach
needed? who is well-versed in mind/body connection theory and
practice.
E. WHY is this resource Community work can be physically and emotional demanding.
being recommended? Body awareness can help us learn how to recognize stress as
(What makes is especially it occurs and escalates. In moments of high stress, we can use
effective or useful for our body to actually calm ourselves down and feel more
community-based work?) centered/grounded, which also enhances our communication
and decision-making abilities.
Body Awareness Questionnaire
Instructions
Listed below are a number of statements regarding your sensitivity to normal, non-emotive body
processes. For each statement, select a number from 1 to 7 that best describes how the statement
describes you and place the number in the box to the right of the statement.
Not at all Very true
true of me of me
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Score
1. I notice differences in the way my body reacts to various foods.
2. I can always tell when I bump myself whether or not it will become a bruise.
3. I always know when I’ve exerted myself to the point where I’ll be sore the next
day.
4. I am always aware of changes in my energy level when I eat certain foods.
5. I know in advance when I’m getting the flu.
6. I know I’m running a fever without taking my temperature.
7. I can distinguish between tiredness because of hunger and tiredness because of
lack of sleep.
8. I can accurately predict what time of day lack of sleep will catch up with me.
9. I am aware of a cycle in my activity level throughout the day.
10. I don’t notice seasonal rhythms and cycles in the way my body functions.*
11. As soon as I wake up in the morning, I know how much energy I’ll have during
the day.
12. I can tell when I go to bed how well I will sleep that night.
13. I notice distinct body reactions when I am fatigued.
14. I notice specific body responses to changes in the weather.
15. I can predict how much sleep I will need at night in order to wake up refreshed.
16. When my exercise habits change, I can predict very accurately how that will
affect my energy level.
17. There seems to be a “best” time for me to go to sleep at night.
18. I notice specific bodily reactions to being overhungry.
Note: * indicates a reversed scored item.
References: Shields, S.A., Mallory, M.E., & Simon, A. (1989). The Body Awareness
Questionnaire: Reliability and validity. Journal of Personality Assessment, 53, 802-815.
