Factorial validity and group invariance of the Portuguese short version of the social physique anxiety scale in adolescents

Luis Calmeiro; Celeste Simões; Margarida Gaspar de Matos; Pedro Gamito

Factorial validity and group invariance of the Portuguese short version of the social physique anxiety scale in adolescents

Luis Calmeiro, Celeste Simões, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Pedro Gamito

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The purpose of this paper is to determine the factorial validity and group invariance of the Portuguese short-version of the Social Physique Anxiety scale (SPAS). A nationally representative sample of 3330 8th and 10th grade students (mean age = 15.07 ± 1.34 years) completed Motl and Conroy’s (2000) 7-item SPAS version. Principal component analysis followed by factor analysis resulted in a 6-item instrument with good internal reliability. Evidence of configural invariance and metric invariance across a variety of samples (as a function of gender, physical activity, diet behavior, perception of body and body mass index) indicate that Social Physique Anxiety construct generalizes across a variety of groups. The current short version should be tested in cross-cultural research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	199-213
Number of pages	15
Journal	Revista de Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente/Child and Adolescent Psychology
Volume	3
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adolescent health
Body image
Psychosocial health
Measurement invariance
Social anxiety
Validity

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Factorial validity and group invariance of the Portuguese short version of the social physique anxiety scale in adolescents. / Calmeiro, Luis; Simões, Celeste; Matos, Margarida Gaspar de; Gamito, Pedro.

In: Revista de Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente/Child and Adolescent Psychology, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2012, p. 199-213.

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Factorial validity and group invariance of the Portuguese short version of the social physique anxiety scale in adolescents

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