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Journal of Personality Assessment Volume 56, 1991 - Issue 3
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Development and Validation of the Physical Appearance Related Teasing Scale

J. Kevin Thompson
,
Lisa J. Fabian
,
Desiree O. Moulton
,
Michael E. Dunn
&
Madeline N. Altabe
Pages 513-521 | Published online: 10 Jun 2010
 
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Abstract

The development and preliminary validation of the Physical Appearance Related Testing Scale (PARTS) is reported. The 18-item scale has good psychometric qualities (high internal consistency and test-retest retiabilities) and consists of two factors: Weight/Size Testing (W/ST) and General Appearance Teasing (GAT). The W/ST converges well with measures of eating disturbance, body image dissatisfaction, social comparison, depression, and self-esteem, whereas the GAT scale shows little relationship to these variables. The role of teasing history as an etiological component of body image and eating disturbance is discussed; the need for further validation work on the PARTS is addressed.

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