Validation of the Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale with Chinese adolescents and young adults

IF 5.2 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

Body Image Pub Date : 2024-01-12 DOI:10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101677

Bijie Tie , Xiongjian Yang , Jiang Qiu

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Abstract

Research has revealed a negative association between appearance-related social media consciousness (ASMC) and mental health, but the impact of this association in the Chinese population remains understudied. This study examined the psychometric properties of the ASMC scale among Chinese adolescents and young adults and to further investigate the scale’s measurement invariance and differences in ASMC across gender and age groups. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to examine the ASMC scale’s factorial structure among Chinese adolescents and young adults, including 1109 adolescents (50.0% boys) aged 12–18 (mean, 14.89) years and 457 young adults (42.5% men) aged 18–25 (mean, 20.75) years. The measurement invariance across gender and age groups, internal consistency and convergent validity were examined. ASMC scale was found to have a unidimensional structure and to be invariant across gender and age groups. It exhibited excellent internal consistency and strong construct validity. Moderate gender differences and pronounced age differences in ASMC scale scores were observed. Our findings support the validity of the ASMC scale as an effective instrument for the measurement of appearance-related social media consciousness experience among Chinese young adults and adolescents. Further study is required to evaluate the status of ASMC as a risk factor for disordered eating and target for preventive interventions within Chinese samples.

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在中国青少年中验证与外貌相关的社交媒体意识量表

研究表明，与外貌相关的社交媒体意识（ASMC）与心理健康之间存在负相关，但这一关联在中国人群中的影响仍未得到充分研究。本研究考察了中国青少年ASMC量表的心理测量学特性，并进一步研究了量表的测量不变性以及ASMC在不同性别和年龄组之间的差异。研究对象包括1109名12-18岁（平均14.89岁）的青少年（50.0%为男生）和457名18-25岁（平均20.75岁）的青壮年（42.5%为男生）。研究考察了不同性别和年龄组的测量不变性、内部一致性和收敛效度。结果表明，ASMC 量表具有单维度结构，并且在不同性别和年龄组之间保持不变。该量表具有良好的内部一致性和较强的建构效度。在 ASMC 量表得分中观察到了适度的性别差异和明显的年龄差异。我们的研究结果表明，ASMC量表是测量中国青少年外貌相关社交媒体意识体验的有效工具。还需要进一步的研究来评估ASMC作为饮食失调风险因素的地位，以及在中国样本中的预防干预目标。

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Body Image Multiple-

CiteScore

8.70

自引率

28.80%

发文量

174

期刊介绍： Body Image is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality, scientific articles on body image and human physical appearance. Body Image is a multi-faceted concept that refers to persons perceptions and attitudes about their own body, particularly but not exclusively its appearance. The journal invites contributions from a broad range of disciplines-psychological science, other social and behavioral sciences, and medical and health sciences. The journal publishes original research articles, brief research reports, theoretical and review papers, and science-based practitioner reports of interest. Dissertation abstracts are also published online, and the journal gives an annual award for the best doctoral dissertation in this field.