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

doi:10.1007/s12144-014-9257-y

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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	282-293
Number of pages	12
Journal	Current Psychology
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-014-9257-y
Publication status	Published - Jun 5 2015
Externally published	Yes

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General Psychology

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Adolescents
Confirmatory factor analysis
Latent profile analysis
PSDQ-S

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