Perceived Physical Appearance: Assessing Measurement Equivalence in Black, Latino, and White Adolescents.
| Autor: | Epperson AE; University of California, Merced, Lake Road, USA., Depaoli S; University of California, Merced, Lake Road, USA., Song AV; University of California, Merced, Lake Road, USA., Wallander JL; University of California, Merced, Lake Road, USA., Elliott MN; RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA., Cuccaro P; University of Texas School of Public Health and Prevention Research, Houston, Texas, USA., Tortolero Emery S; University of Texas School of Public Health and Prevention Research, Houston, Texas, USA., Schuster M; Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric psychology [J Pediatr Psychol] 2017 Mar 01; Vol. 42 (2), pp. 142-152. |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jpepsy/jsw047 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: This aim of this study was to examine whether the construct of physical appearance perception differed among the three largest racial/ethnic groups in the United States using an adolescent sample. Methods: Black (46%), Latino (31%), and White (23%) adolescents in Grade 10 from the Healthy Passages study ( N = 4,005) completed the Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents-Physical Appearance Scale (SPPA-PA) as a measure of physical appearance perception. Results: Overall, Black adolescents had a more positive self-perception of their physical appearance than Latino and White adolescents. However, further analysis using measurement invariance testing revealed that the construct of physical appearance perception, as measured by SPPA-PA, was not comparable across the three racial/ethnic groups in both males and females. Conclusions: These results suggest that observed differences may not reflect true differences in perceptions of physical appearance. Measures that are equivalent across racial/ethnic groups should be developed to ensure more precise measurement and understanding. (© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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