Introducing a short version of the physical self description questionnaire: New strategies, short-form evaluative criteria, and applications of factor analyses

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 438-482

  Marsh, Herbert W ^a   Martin, Andrew J ^b   Jackson, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Multitrait multimethod analyses; Physical self concept; Short forms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SPAIN; SPORT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SPAIN; SPORTS;

EID: 77958171377     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.32.4.438     Document Type: Article

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