Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS)

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Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS)

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Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS)

Hart‚ Leary‚ & Rejeski‚ 1989

1. I am comfortable with the appearance of my physique or figure. (R)

2. I would never worry about wearing clothes that might make me look too thin or overweight. (R)

3. I wish I wasn’t so up-tight about my physique or figure.*+

4. There are times when I am bothered by thoughts that other people are evaluating my weight or muscular development negatively.*+

5. When I look in the mirror I feel good about my physique or figure.* (R)

6. Unattractive features of my physique or figure make me nervous in certain social settings.*+

7. In the presence of others‚ I feel apprehensive about my physique or figure.*+

8. I am comfortable with how fit my body appears to others.*+ (R)

9. It would make me uncomfortable to know others were evaluating my physique or figure.*+

10.When it comes to displaying my physique or figure to others‚ I am a shy person.*+

11.I usually feel relaxed when it’s obvious that others are looking at my physique or figure.+ (R)

12.When in a bathing suit‚ I often feel nervous about how well-proportioned my body is.+

* 7-item Social Physique Anxiety Scale

+ 9-item Social Physique Anxiety Scale

(R) Reverse scored item.

1 = Not at all ch‎aracteristic of me

2 = Slightly ch‎aracteristic of me

3 = Moderately ch‎aracteristic of me

4 = Very ch‎aracteristic of me

5 = Extremely ch‎aracteristic of me

This instrument can be found at: http://people.duke.edu/ch‎arleary/scales.html & http://www.midss.org/sites/default/files/social_phys_anx.pdf

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Motl‚ R. W.‚ & Conroy‚ D. E. (2001). The social physique anxiety scale: Cross validation‚ factorial invariance‚ and latent mean structure. Measurement in Physical Education &Exercise Science‚ 5‚ 81-95.

Scott‚ L. A.‚ Burke‚ K. L.‚ Joyner‚ A. B.‚ & Brand‚ J. S. (2004). Examining the stability of the 7-item social physique anxiety scale using a test-retest method. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science‚ 8‚ 57-62.

Sabiston‚ C. M.‚ & Chandler‚ K. (2009). Effects of fitness advertising on weight and body shape dissatisfaction‚ social physique anxiety‚ and exercise motives in a sample of healthy-weight females. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research‚ 14‚ 165-180.

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