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Construct validity of a figure rating scale for Brazilian adolescents
BACKGROUND Figure rating scales were developed as a tool to determine body dissatisfaction in women, men, and children. However, it lacks in the literature the validation of the scale for body silhouettes previously adapted. We aimed to obtain evidence for construct validity of a figure rating scale for Brazilian adolescents. METHODS The study was carried out with adolescent students attendin...
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This study sought to investigate the convergent validity of a new measure of body dissatisfaction, namely the Photographic Figure Rating Scale (PFRS), in relation to media influence, celebrity worship, the Big Five personality factors, and respondent weight status. A total of 401 female undergraduates completed a battery of scales consisting of the PFRS, the third revision of the Sociocultural ...
متن کاملThe figure rating scale as an index of weight status of women on videotape.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether Stunkard's Figure Rating Scale (FRS) is a valid and reliable index of weight status when an unbiased observer assigns the figure ratings of adult women viewed on videotape. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Seventy-two women drawn from a community sample participated in a videotaped study in which height and weight were measured. The FRS is a rating scale displayi...
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BACKGROUND To compare the performance of Stunkard's current body size (CBS) with self-reported body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist to stature ratio (WSR) in predicting weight status in Chinese adolescents, and to determine the CBS cutoffs for overweight/obesity and underweight. METHODOLOGY This cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 5,418 secondary school stu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Perceptual and Motor Skills
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0031-5125,1558-688X
DOI: 10.1177/0031512516677899