ArticleJournal of eating disorders2023
The Chinese version of the Functionality Appreciation Scale: Psychometric properties and measurement invariance across gender and age.
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- Psychometric properties of the Lithuanian version of the functionality appreciation scale.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The relationship between body appreciation and weight-related health behaviors among Chinese adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Not uni-dimension! Exploring the multi-dimensional concept of positive body image in the Chinese context.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Effects of a basketball intervention on female college students' positive body image: chain mediated role of the experience of embodiment and self-compassion.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the functionality appreciation scale.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Translation and validation of a Chinese version of the body talk scale for women and men.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundFunctionality appreciation, as an important aspect of positive image, is associated with fewer body image disturbances, fewer disordered eating behaviors, and improved psychological well-being. However, it has been under-researched in Asian countries. The current work aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) among four Chinese samples of different ages, and further examine measurement invariance and differences of the FAS across gender and age groups.
methodsExploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA) were conducted to examine the factorial structure of the FAS among four Chinese samples of different ages, including middle school adolescents (n = 894, M
resultsThe FAS had a unidimensional structure and was invariant across gender and age groups. The FAS presented sound psychometric properties in all age groups by gender, with good internal consistency reliability [e.g., high Cronbach's α values (.91 ~ .97)] and good construct validity (e.g., significant associations with body appreciation, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating). Moreover, group comparisons showed minimal gender differences in functionality appreciation. However, significant age differences were found in functionality appreciation, with older ages generally associated with higher functionality appreciation.
conclusionOverall, findings suggest that the FAS is a sound instrument to be used in the Chinese context. Furthermore, functionality appreciation was found to be higher in older adults than adolescents or young adults, suggesting the potential important role of aging in functionality appreciation.
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