Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS)

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1. At parties or other social events‚ I compare my physical appearance to the physical appearance of others.  
2. The best way for a person to know if they are overweight or underweight is to compare their figure to the figure of others.
3. At parties or other social events‚ I compare how I am dressed to how other people are dressed.              
*4. Comparing your “looks” to the “looks” of others is a bad way to determine if you are attractive or unattractive.
5. In social situations‚ I sometimes compare my figure to the figures of other people.                                     * Reverse-scored
 
This instrument can be found online at: http://shell.cas.usf.edu/birw/m_n/scale/PACS.htm
 
Never=1‚ Seldom=2‚ Sometimes=3‚ Often=4‚ Always=5
For a copy of this measure contact:
J. Kevin Thompson‚ Ph.D
Department of Psychology
University of South Florida
4202 Fowler Ave
Tampa‚ FL 33620-8200

Thompson‚ J. Kevin; Heinberg‚ Leslie J.; Altabe‚ Madeline; Tantleff-Dunn‚ Stacey. 1999. Exacting beauty: Theory‚ assessment‚ and treatment of body image disturbance.American Psychological Association. (1999). xii 396 pp

Schaefer‚ Lauren M.‚ “The Development and Validation of the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R)” (2013). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4575

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mohammad looti (2026). Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/physical-appearance-comparison-scale-pacs/

mohammad looti. "Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 23 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/physical-appearance-comparison-scale-pacs/.

mohammad looti. "Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/physical-appearance-comparison-scale-pacs/.

mohammad looti (2026) 'Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/physical-appearance-comparison-scale-pacs/.

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Related terms:

  1. Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R)
  2. State Appearance Comparison Scale
  3. Comparison Standards Scale for Appearance–English Version (CSS-A)
  4. Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (PACS)
  5. Comparison Standards Scale for Appearance (CSS-A)
  6. Physical Appearance Reasons for Tanning Scale (PARTS)
  7. Physical Appearance-Related Teasing Scale (PARTS)
  8. Verbal Commentary on Physical Appearance Scale (VCOPAS)
  9. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE STATE AND TRAIT ANXIETY SCALE
  10. FEEDBACK ON PHYSICAL APPEARANCE SCALE (FOPAS)
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