Negative Physical Self Scale (NPSS)

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Chapter 100 - Negative Physical Self Scale (NPSS)

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Hong Chen and

Todd Jackson

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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 48-item Negative Physical Self Scale (NPSS; Chen, Jackson, & Huang, 2006) was created to assess general and specific physical appearance concerns relevant to Chinese cultural contexts. The NPSS can be administered to adolescents and/or adults and is free to use in any setting. In this chapter, we discuss the development of the NPSS and then summarize research evaluating its psychometrics. Specifically, the NPSS been found to have a five-factor structure comprising concerns with fatness, stature, facial appearance, and general appearance within exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses that is invariant across samples of mainland Chinese women and men. Furthermore, specific NPSS dimensions have internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity and predictive validity support. Subsequently, this chapter presents the NPSS items in their entirety, instructions for administration, the item response scale, and the scoring procedure. Finally, we provide logistics of use - including permissions, copyright, and contact information - for readers.

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Negative Physical Self Scale NPSS items fatness physical stature facial appearance underweight general appearance negative body image scale development psychometric evidence factor structure reliability validity administration scoring translations available scale abbreviation

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Information: Handbook of Body Image-Related Measures , pp. 299 - 301

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009398275.101 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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Chen, H. (2006). The Adolescent Physical Self: Theory and Research. Xinhua Press.Google Scholar

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