Cross-cultural validity of the physical self-description questionnaire: comparison of factor structures in Australia, Spain, and Turkey.

Journal article

We evaluated the cross-cultural generalizability of the factor structure for the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) using confirmatory factor analysis. The factor structure was reasonably invariant over large samples of responses by Australian, Spanish, and Turkish students. Consistent with a priori predictions, the factor structures based on Australian and Spanish high school students were somewhat more similar to each other than to those based on Turkish university students, but...

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Authors: Marsh, H; Marco, I; Abçý, F

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Research quarterly for exercise and sport
• Volume: 73
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 257-270
• Publication date: 2002-09-01
• DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2002.10609019
• EISSN: 2168-3824
• ISSN: 0270-1367
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Sports; Male; Spain; Adolescent; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Questionnaires; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Australia; Psychometrics; Child; Humans; Self Concept; Turkey