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Development And Initial Psychometric Evaluation Of A Culturally- Sensitive Beliefs About Personal Weight Survey, Stephanie Pickett
Development And Initial Psychometric Evaluation Of A Culturally- Sensitive Beliefs About Personal Weight Survey, Stephanie Pickett
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ABSTRACT
DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF
A CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE BELIEFS ABOUT PERSONAL WEIGHT SURVEY
by
STEPHANIE PICKETT
December 2012
Advisor: Dr. Rosalind Peters
Major: Nursing
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
The purpose of this study was to develop and perform initial psychometric evaluation of an instrument that measures beliefs about personal weight in young African American women. Beliefs about personal weight were defined as a multidimensional concept consisting of the convictions regarding the descriptive characteristics, causal attributions, and consequences of one's personal weight. The theory of self-care (Orem, 2001) was used to conceptualize concepts and conceptual relationships.
The Beliefs about Personal …