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Physical Self-Perceptions in Adolescence

Generalizability of a Hierarchical Multidimensional Model Across Three Cultures

Martin S. Hagger

University of Essex, hagger{at}essex.ac.uk

Stuart J. H. Biddle

Loughborough University

Edward W. Chow

Hong Kong Institute of Education

Natalia Stambulova

Halmstad University

Maria Kavussanu

University of Birmingham

This study examines the generalizability of the form, structural parameters, and latent means of a hierarchical multidimensional model of physical self-perceptions in adolescents from three cultures. A children's version of the physical self-perception profile (PSPP-C) was administered to samples of British, Hong Kong, and Russian high school students. A structural equation model that hypothesized a hierarchical structure with global self-esteem as a super ordinate construct and physical self-worth as a domain-level construct governing the PSPP-C subdomains fit the data adequately. Tests of the cross-cultural generalizability of the proposed model supported the invariance of the factor pattern and model parameters across the samples. Latent means analysis suggested that the factor means were significantly higher in the British sample, a finding that supports the results of cross-cultural studies of self-esteem in other domains.

Key Words: physical self-concept • cross-cultural invariance • models of self-esteem • individualism • individualism-collectivism

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 34, No. 6, 611-628 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0022022103255437
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