Cross-validation of the very short form of the Physical Self-Inventory (PSI-VS): Invariance across genders, age groups, ethnicities and weight statuses

Body Image

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 404-410

  Morin, Alexandre J S ^a,b   Maïano, Christophe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Convergent validity; Measurement invariance; Physical self concept; Physical Self Inventory; Reliability; Very short form

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATOTYPE; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA, NORTHERN; AGE FACTORS; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CHILD; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DIET, REDUCING; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOMATOTYPES; THINNESS;

EID: 80052500427     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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