Perceived Physical Competence in Adults: An Examination of the Physical Self-Perception Profile
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The purpose of this research was to assess the structure and validity of the Physical Self-Perception Profile (PSPP) when used with adults in their middle and later years. Females (n=149) and males (n=111) completed the four subdomain scales (sport competence, physical condition, attractive body, strength); the more general domain scale, physical self-worth; and a global self-esteem scale. PSPP scales manifested strong internal consistency, validly separated exercisers from nonexercisers (Canonical R=.71 for females, .64 for males, and predicted degree of exercise involvement (Canonical R=.73 for females, .64 for males). Principal-component analyses revealed scale overlap for the scales for physical self-worth and attractive body. Although future PSPP users are warned of probable redundancy in these two scales, continued use and study of PSPP scales is strongly encouraged.
R.J. Sonstroem and E.D. Speliotis are with the Department of Physical Education. 106 Tootell Center, and J.L. Fava is with the Department of Psychology, at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881.
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