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Comprehensive Psychology-2014-Stadulis-07.13.CP.3.12.pdf
Comprehensive Psychology
(2014)
Abstract
An adapted version of the 9-item Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS) was administered
to Black females ( N = 179) ages 11 to 14 years. Comparison between
body composition (BMI) and social physique anxiety (SPA) indicated greatest
SPA in overweight/obese participants. No change over age was observed. In
comparison to previous data for a White sample, these Black early adolescent
females evidenced somewhat lower social physique anxiety than the White females.
The lower SPA supports the hypothesis that Black females are more accepting
of a larger physique in early adolescence. Factor analysis supported a
substantitive/non-substantitive two-factor model for the SPAS-C.
Keywords
- Social Physique Anxiety in Children,
- African American girls,
- Black females
Disciplines
Publication Date
2014
DOI
DOI: 10.2466/07.13.CP.3.12 © Robert E. Stadulis 2014 Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivs CC-BY-NC-ND
Publisher Statement
Received January 10, 2014
Accepted July 22, 2014
Published August 12, 2014
Citation Information
CITATION
Stadulis, R. E., Neal-Barnett, A., MacCracken, M. J., & Fender-Scarr, L. (2014) Social physique anxiety in early adolescent black females. Comprehensive Psychology, 3, 12.
Address correspondence to Robert Stadulis ( rstaduli@kent.edu ). This study was supported by a grant from the Ohio Commission for Minority Health.