Translation and validation of the Brazilian version of the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised in college women.

Autor: Claumann GS; State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: gaiasclaumann@hotmail.com., Laus MF; University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: ferlaus@gmail.com., Folle A; State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: afolle_12@hotmail.com., Silva DAS; Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: diegoaugustoss@yahoo.com.br., Pelegrini A; State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: pelegrini.andreia@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Body image [Body Image] 2021 Sep; Vol. 38, pp. 157-161. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.03.018
Abstrakt: Brazilian women are known to present high levels of physical appearance concerns, and data suggest they often compare themselves with others. Nevertheless, there is no validated instrument to systematically assess appearance comparisons in the Brazilian population. Thus, this study aimed to translate the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R) into Brazilian Portuguese and evaluate its factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity in Brazilian college women. The translated version into Brazilian Portuguese of the PACS-R was completed by 832 Brazilian college women and its factor structure was examined through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, internal consistency through McDonald's omega, and convergent validity through its associations with measures of eating disorder symptoms, internalization of appearance ideals, appearance-related sociocultural pressures, body satisfaction, and self-esteem. The results suggested an 11-item single-factor scale. The Brazilian Portuguese PACS-R showed adequate internal consistency and was significantly associated with all measures of convergent validity in the expected direction, indicating its adequate convergent validity. The Brazilian Portuguese PACS-R might be useful in the investigation of the appearance comparison among women in Brazil, as also in the study of body image and eating disorders.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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