Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/11499/4108
Title: | Cross-cultural validity and measurement invariance of the social physique anxiety scale in five European nations | Authors: | Hagger, M.S. Aşçi, F.H. Lindwall, M. Hein, V. Mülazimoglu-Ballı, Özgür Tarrant, M. Ruiz, Y.P. |
Keywords: | Confirmatory factor analysis Measurement Physical self Self-presentation Social physique anxiety adolescent adult anxiety article body image cultural factor Europe factorial analysis female human male perception psychological aspect psychological model questionnaire reproducibility self concept self disclosure standard validation study Adolescent Adult Anxiety Body Image Cross-Cultural Comparison Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Humans Male Models, Psychological Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Self Concept Self Disclosure Social Perception |
Abstract: | The cross-cultural generalizability of the social physique anxiety scale (SPAS) was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in five European nations: Britain, Estonia, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey. Motl and Conroy's (2000) methods were used to develop modified versions of the scale within each sample based on the original 12-item version. Pending the satisfactory fit of the CFAs of the modified models within each sample, it was expected that the measurement parameters and mean values of these models would be equivalent across samples in multisample CFAs. An eight-item version of the SPAS exhibited a good fit with data from the British, Estonian, and Swedish samples, and a seven-item version fitted the data well in the Spanish and Turkish samples. The eliminated items were also influenced by a method effect associated with the item wording. Multisample analyses revealed that factor loadings were equivalent across samples. Tests of latent means revealed that British and Spanish participants reported the highest levels of SPA, with Estonian participants reporting the lowest. Results indicate that the SPAS is generalizable across these cultures, although subtle variations existed in the Spanish and Turkish samples. Researchers are advised to follow these procedures to develop a valid version of the SPAS appropriate for their sample. © 2007 Blackwell Munksgaard. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/4108 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00615.x |
ISSN: | 0905-7188 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi Koleksiyonu WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
Show full item record
CORE Recommender
SCOPUSTM
Citations
44
checked on Aug 17, 2024
WEB OF SCIENCETM
Citations
41
checked on Aug 1, 2024
Page view(s)
32
checked on Aug 24, 2024
Google ScholarTM
Check
Altmetric
Items in GCRIS Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.