The Moderated Relationship of Appearance Valence on Appearance Self Consciousness: Development and Testing of New Measures of Appearance Schema Components

Moss, Timothy P.; Moss, Timothy; Rosser, Benjamin A.

Abstract

This paper describes the creation and psychometric properties of two independent measures of aspects of appearance schematicity - appearance salience and valence, assessed by the CARSAL and CARVAL, and their relation to appearance self-consciousness. Five hundred and ninety two participants provided data in a web based task. The results demonstrate the sound psychometric properties of both scales. This was demonstrated by good item total characteristics, good internal reliability of each scale, and the independence of the two scales shown through principal components analysis. Furthermore, the scales show independent and moderated relationships with valid measures of appearance related psychosocial distress. Negatively valenced appearance information was associated with increased appearance self-consciousness. More crucially, the impact of negative valence on appearance self-consciousness was exacerbated by the moderating effect increased salience of appearance. © 2012 Moss, Rosser.

Citation

Moss, T. P., Moss, T., & Rosser, B. A. (2012). The Moderated Relationship of Appearance Valence on Appearance Self Consciousness: Development and Testing of New Measures of Appearance Schema Components. PLoS ONE, 7(11), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050605

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Nov 30, 2012
• Deposit Date: Jan 22, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 18, 2016
• Journal: PLoS ONE
• Electronic ISSN: 1932-6203
• Publisher: Public Library of Science
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 11
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050605
• Keywords: appearance schema, appearance valence, appearance self consciousness, visible difference, body image
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/941713
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050605
• Related Public URLs: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0050605