TY - JOUR
T1 - VALIDATION OF THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE COMPARISON SCALE-REVISED (PACS-R)
T2 - PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES IN A MIXED-GENDER COMMUNITY SAMPLE
AU - Vall-Roqué, Helena
AU - Andrés, Ana
AU - Saldaña, Carmina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The objectives of this study were to examine the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R) and to assess its ability to predict body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in a community sample in Spain. A total of 1405 participants (83.6% women; aged 14-64) completed the Spanish PACS-R along with measures of body image, eating disturbances, appearance-related sociocultural influences, self-esteem, and social comparison. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the original one-dimensional factor structure for the 11-item Spanish version of the PACS-R. Women had significantly higher PACS-R scores than men. Internal consistency of the measure was excellent, and results showed good test-retest reliability and convergent validity in men and women. Regression analyses demonstrated the utility of the scale in predicting body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in both genders. Results suggest that the Spanish PACS-R has excellent psychometric properties, therefore it might be a useful tool to measure appearance comparisons among Spanish speaking populations.
AB - The objectives of this study were to examine the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R) and to assess its ability to predict body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in a community sample in Spain. A total of 1405 participants (83.6% women; aged 14-64) completed the Spanish PACS-R along with measures of body image, eating disturbances, appearance-related sociocultural influences, self-esteem, and social comparison. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the original one-dimensional factor structure for the 11-item Spanish version of the PACS-R. Women had significantly higher PACS-R scores than men. Internal consistency of the measure was excellent, and results showed good test-retest reliability and convergent validity in men and women. Regression analyses demonstrated the utility of the scale in predicting body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in both genders. Results suggest that the Spanish PACS-R has excellent psychometric properties, therefore it might be a useful tool to measure appearance comparisons among Spanish speaking populations.
KW - PACS-R
KW - Spanish validation
KW - appearance comparison
KW - body image
KW - measurement
KW - psychometric properties
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129392031&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.51668/bp.8322114n
DO - 10.51668/bp.8322114n
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85129392031
SN - 1132-9483
VL - 30
SP - 269
EP - 289
JO - Behavioral Psychology/ Psicologia Conductual
JF - Behavioral Psychology/ Psicologia Conductual
IS - 1
ER -