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Is the social physique anxiety scale really multidimensional? Conceptual and statistical arguments for a unidimensional model

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Martin, KA; Rejeski, WJ; Leary, MR; McAuley, E; Bane, S
Published in: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
January 1, 1997

Recent research has suggested that the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS) is a multidimensional rather than a unidimensional measure. The present study challenged this position on both conceptual and empirical grounds. After deleting three questionable items from the SPAS, a series of confirmatory factor analyses were conducted across four samples of women who had completed the scale. Across all samples, the model fit indices (i.e., all > .90) suggested that a nine-item, single factor model of the SPAS is more parsimonious and conceptually clear than a two-factor model. It is recommended that researchers of social physique anxiety begin to use the nine-item version of the SPAS described in this paper.

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Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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0895-2779

Publication Date

January 1, 1997

Volume

19

Issue

4

Start / End Page

359 / 367

Related Subject Headings

  • Sport Sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 13 Education
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Martin, K. A., Rejeski, W. J., Leary, M. R., McAuley, E., & Bane, S. (1997). Is the social physique anxiety scale really multidimensional? Conceptual and statistical arguments for a unidimensional model. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 19(4), 359–367. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.19.4.359
Martin, K. A., W. J. Rejeski, M. R. Leary, E. McAuley, and S. Bane. “Is the social physique anxiety scale really multidimensional? Conceptual and statistical arguments for a unidimensional model.” Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 19, no. 4 (January 1, 1997): 359–67. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.19.4.359.
Martin KA, Rejeski WJ, Leary MR, McAuley E, Bane S. Is the social physique anxiety scale really multidimensional? Conceptual and statistical arguments for a unidimensional model. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 1997 Jan 1;19(4):359–67.
Martin, K. A., et al. “Is the social physique anxiety scale really multidimensional? Conceptual and statistical arguments for a unidimensional model.” Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, vol. 19, no. 4, Jan. 1997, pp. 359–67. Scopus, doi:10.1123/jsep.19.4.359.
Martin KA, Rejeski WJ, Leary MR, McAuley E, Bane S. Is the social physique anxiety scale really multidimensional? Conceptual and statistical arguments for a unidimensional model. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 1997 Jan 1;19(4):359–367.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

DOI

ISSN

0895-2779

Publication Date

January 1, 1997

Volume

19

Issue

4

Start / End Page

359 / 367

Related Subject Headings

  • Sport Sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 13 Education
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences