TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric properties of the Perception of Teasing Scale in a Spanish adolescent sample: POTS-S
AU - López-Guimerà, Gemma
AU - Fauquet, J.
AU - Sánchez-Carracedo, D.
AU - Barrada, J. R.
AU - Saldaña, C.
AU - Masnou-Roig, A.
PY - 2012/9/1
Y1 - 2012/9/1
N2 - The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Perception of Teasing Scale (POTS-S). Participants were 1559 adolescents. They completed a translated version of the POTS and versions validated in Spanish population of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Body Dissatisfaction and Drive for Thinness subscales of the Eating Disorders Inventory-2, and the Children's Eating Attitudes Test. The results showed that the POTS-S retains the original structure of two factors, weight and competency, with satisfactory fit indices. The POTS-S constitutes a shorter questionnaire than the original version; specifically, it consists of 9 items instead of 11. The POTS-S showed good internal consistency and satisfactory test-retest stability. The relationship between the weight subscale and the variables related to eating and weight were statistically significant. As regards the competency subscale, the correlations were all lower than those for the weight subscale, except in the case of the self-esteem variable. The POTS-S showed good psychometric properties, indicating its suitability as an instrument for assessing the perception of teasing in Spanish adolescents. ©2012, Editrice Kurtis.
AB - The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Perception of Teasing Scale (POTS-S). Participants were 1559 adolescents. They completed a translated version of the POTS and versions validated in Spanish population of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Body Dissatisfaction and Drive for Thinness subscales of the Eating Disorders Inventory-2, and the Children's Eating Attitudes Test. The results showed that the POTS-S retains the original structure of two factors, weight and competency, with satisfactory fit indices. The POTS-S constitutes a shorter questionnaire than the original version; specifically, it consists of 9 items instead of 11. The POTS-S showed good internal consistency and satisfactory test-retest stability. The relationship between the weight subscale and the variables related to eating and weight were statistically significant. As regards the competency subscale, the correlations were all lower than those for the weight subscale, except in the case of the self-esteem variable. The POTS-S showed good psychometric properties, indicating its suitability as an instrument for assessing the perception of teasing in Spanish adolescents. ©2012, Editrice Kurtis.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Confirmatory data analysis
KW - Overweight
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Teasing
KW - Weight-related issues
U2 - https://doi.org/10.3275/8245
DO - https://doi.org/10.3275/8245
M3 - Article
VL - 17
JO - Eating and Weight Disorders
JF - Eating and Weight Disorders
SN - 1124-4909
ER -