In:
Perceptual and Motor Skills, SAGE Publications, Vol. 82, No. 3 ( 1996-06), p. 747-753
Abstract:
For many people, there is a discrepancy between perceived and desired physical appearance. Attempts have been made to quantify this discrepancy as a measure of body-image disturbance; however, the use of measurement scales which are not population-specific may bias the assessment. To investigate whether ratings of body-images were affected by the scale employed, 57 male and 40 female adolescents were tested using both adult and adolescent body-figure silhouette scales. Significant between-scale differences were found, with adolescents displaying consistently lower body-image ratings when viewing adult as opposed to adolescent scales. In addition, between-sex differences in discrepancy scores and correlations between discrepancy scores and another measure of body satisfaction were significantly influenced by the scale employed. The results confirm the need for population-specific measurement scales and the implementation of standardised assessment procedures.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0031-5125
,
1558-688X
DOI:
10.2466/pms.1996.82.3.747
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1996
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2066876-4
SSG:
5,2
SSG:
7,11
SSG:
31
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