Distinctive Appearance Investment Scale

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Chapter 66 - Distinctive Appearance Investment Scale

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Marika Tiggemann and

Fleur Golder

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Virginia Ramseyer Winter ,

Tracy L. Tylka and

Antoinette M. Landor

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Virginia Ramseyer Winter: Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
Tracy L. Tylka: Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Antoinette M. Landor: Affiliation:
University of Missouri

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The 6-item Distinctive Appearance Investment Scale (Tiggemann & Golder, 2006) assesses need for uniqueness in the appearance domain, i.e., an individual’s desire to look different and stand out. The Distinctive Appearance Investment Scale can be administered online or in-person to adolescents and adults and is free to use in any setting. This chapter first discusses the development of the Distinctive Appearance Investment Scale within the tattooing and body modification literatures and then provides evidence of its psychometrics. More specifically, the Distinctive Appearance Investment Scale has been found to have a single-factor structure. Internal consistency reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity support its use. Next, this chapter provides the Distinctive Appearance Investment Scale items, instructions for administration, the item response scale, the scoring procedure, and known translations. Logistics of use, such as permissions and copyright, are provided for readers.

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Distinctive Appearance Investment Scale items need for uniqueness appearance investment need for distinctive appearance tattoos body modification scale development psychometric evidence factor structure reliability validity administration scoring translations

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Information: Handbook of Body Image-Related Measures , pp. 206 - 207

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009398275.067 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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