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- This study aimed to explore how physical appearance perception varies among Black, Latino, and White adolescents in the U.S.
- It found that Black adolescents generally had a more positive view of their appearance compared to their Latino and White peers, based on a specific questionnaire.
- However, the way physical appearance perception was measured was not equivalent across these groups, indicating that differences in results may not truly represent different perceptions.
Article Abstract
Objective: This aim of this study was to examine whether the construct of physical appearance perception differed among the three largest racial/ethnic groups in the United States using an adolescent sample.
Methods: Black (46%), Latino (31%), and White (23%) adolescents in Grade 10 from the Healthy Passages study ( N = 4,005) completed the Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents-Physical Appearance Scale (SPPA-PA) as a measure of physical appearance perception.
Results: Overall, Black adolescents had a more positive self-perception of their physical appearance than Latino and White adolescents. However, further analysis using measurement invariance testing revealed that the construct of physical appearance perception, as measured by SPPA-PA, was not comparable across the three racial/ethnic groups in both males and females.
Conclusions: These results suggest that observed differences may not reflect true differences in perceptions of physical appearance. Measures that are equivalent across racial/ethnic groups should be developed to ensure more precise measurement and understanding.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6927879 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsw047 | DOI Listing |
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