title: Assessment of psychometric properties of Persian version of Perceived Socio-cultural Pressure Scale (PSPS).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To generate the Persian version of the Perceived Socio-cultural Pressure Scale.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study, done in Kerman, Iran, from November 2010 to February 2011, comprised 1200 volunteers. After translation and back-translation, the questionnaire's internal consistency, criterion and construct validity were evaluated, individual and global scores of the Perceived Socio-cultural Pressure Scale were assessed between people with and without eating disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean scores for comparison were 14.7 +/- 6.64 and 21.84 +/- 10.65, giving a p-value of 0.0001. Internal and inter-item consistency were acceptable. Item-total correlation ranged from 54% to 80%. Construct and criterion validity of the scale were also acceptable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Persian version of the Perceived Socio-cultural Pressure Scale is a competent tool for use in the general population and in individuals with eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Center, Department of Community Medicine, Afzallipour Medical School, Kerman, Iran. bgarrusi@kmu.ac.ir
authors.forename: Behshid
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garrusi
authors.forename: Saeide
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garrusi
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Baneshi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D003469:Culture; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult