Latent Profile Analysis of the Physical Self-Description Among Chinese Adolescents

Chee Keng John Wang, Yanlin Sun*, Woon Chia Liu, Jiaxin Yao, Do Young Pyun

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Abstract

The purposes of this study were to validate the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ-S) and examine the physical self-description profiles using Latent Profile Analysis with a Chinese sample. A total of 744 secondary school students in China took part in the study. While the results provided support for internal reliability and discriminant validity of the PSDQ-S, they indicated convergent validity required further testing. In addition, three distinct profiles were identified with unique physical self-concept and different levels of physical activity participation. The study showed the PDSQ-S is useful in differentiating groups of adolescents with different levels of physical self-concept.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)282-293
Number of pages12
JournalCurrent Psychology
Volume34
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 5 2015
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Psychology

Keywords

  • Adolescents
  • Confirmatory factor analysis
  • Latent profile analysis
  • PSDQ-S

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