Unpacking beauty norms and body image: Development and validation of the perceptions of beauty standards scale
The scale showed good psychometric properties, including content validity, construct validity, and reliability. The Perceptions of Beauty Standards Scale-8 offers a robust measure of societal beauty perceptions, providing valuable insights into body image and mental health, particularly in environments where societal beauty standards strongly influence self-esteem.
Authors
- Anisha Chalise (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1478-454X)
- Dhurba Khatri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5244-5536)
- Shishir Paudel
- Shaina Tamrakar
Institutions
- Pokhara University (NP)
- Institute for Social and Environmental Research-Nepal (NP)
- Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SAGE Open Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121251324085
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92