title: Preliminary development of the Children's Physical Self-Concept Scale.
abstract: The development of a healthy eating style and physical fitness regimen in adolescence or adulthood might be contingent on physical self-concept in childhood. Most available measures of physical self-concept are inappropriate for use with 1st and 2nd grade children, so the present study developed, piloted, and partially validated the 27-item Children's Physical Self-Concept Scale (CPSS), which assesses Global physical self-concept and subscales of Physical Performance, Physical Appearance, and Weight Control behaviors in children 6 to 11 years of age. The test exhibits adequate test-retest reliability and internal consistency. A comparison of 316 normal and overweight children indicated that normal-weight children obtained higher Global physical self-concept scores and higher subscale scores. In addition, the CPSS distinguished test groups of diabetic, overweight, and normal-weight children in a contrasted-groups analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bracken
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Haddock
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Shadish
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept