title: Cross-cultural validity of the physical self-description questionnaire: comparison of factor structures in Australia, Spain, and Turkey.
abstract: We evaluated the cross-cultural generalizability of the factor structure for the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) using confirmatory factor analysis. The factor structure was reasonably invariant over large samples of responses by Australian, Spanish, and Turkish students. Consistent with a priori predictions, the factor structures based on Australian and Spanish high school students were somewhat more similar to each other than to those based on Turkish university students, but these differences were small. Psychometric, theoretical cross-cultural, and practical considerations support the PSDQ's usefulness in a variety of research and applied settings. The study also provides a model for comparing psychometric properties based on responses to original and translated versions of sport psychology measures.
authors.affiliation: Self-Concept Enhancement and Learning Facilitation Research Centre and the Department of Psychology at the University of Western Sydney, Penrith South, Australia. h.marsh@uws.edu.au
authors.forename: Herbert W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: Inés Tomás
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.forename: F Hülya
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Abçý
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D013030:Spain; D013177:Sports; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey