| Literature DB >> 1865309 |
J K Thompson1, L J Fabian, D O Moulton, M E Dunn, M N Altabe.
Abstract
The development and preliminary validation of the Physical Appearance Related Testing Scale (PARTS) is reported. The 18-item scale has good psychometric qualities (high internal consistency and test-retest reliabilities) and consists of two factors: Weight/Size Testing (W/ST) and General Appearance Teasing (GAT). The W/ST converges well with measures of eating disturbance, body image dissatisfaction, social comparison, depression, and self-esteem, whereas the GAT scale shows little relationship to these variables. The role of teasing history as an etiological component of body image and eating disturbance is discussed; the need for further validation work on the PARTS is addressed.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1865309 DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa5603_12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pers Assess ISSN: 0022-3891