Physical self-perceptions in adolescence: Generalizability of a hierarchical multidimensional model across three culturesShow others and affiliations
2003 (English)In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, ISSN 0022-0221, E-ISSN 1552-5422, Vol. 34, no 6, p. 611-628Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This study examines the generalizability of the form, structural parameters, and latent means of a hierarchical multidimensional model of physical self-perceptions in adolescents from three cultures. A children's version of the physical self-perception profile (PSPP-C) was administered to samples of British, Hong Kong, and Russian high school students. A structural equation model that hypothesized a hierarchical structure with global self-esteem as a superordinate construct and physical self-worth as a domain-level construct governing the PSPP-C subdomains fit the data adequately. Tests of the cross-cultural generalizability of the proposed model supported the invariance of the factor pattern and model parameters across the samples. Latent means analysis suggested that the factor means were significantly higher in the British sample, a finding that supports the results of cross-cultural studies of self-esteem in other domains.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 2003. Vol. 34, no 6, p. 611-628
Keywords [en]
physical self-concept, cross-cultural invariance, models of, self-esteem, individualism, individualism-collectivism, CONFIRMATORY FACTOR-ANALYSIS, OF-FIT INDEXES, MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE, DESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE, PROFILE, VALIDITY, INDIVIDUALISM, COLLECTIVISM, INSTRUMENTS, PERSONALITY
National Category
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-3397DOI: 10.1177/0022022103255437ISI: 000186128600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-0242287079OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-3397DiVA, id: diva2:297918
2010-02-192009-12-012017-12-12Bibliographically approved