The Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (Pacs-R): Approbation on the Russian Sample

Abstract

The article concerns the results of approbation of the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised, PACS-R (Schaefer, Thompson, 2014), for Russian-speaking population. The Russian version of the PACS-R was administered to 579 Russian males and females. To check the convergent validity, the measures of social comparison orientation and body image were used. Satisfactory psychometric characteristics, in particular, high internal consistency of the scale and test-retest reliability were shown. Meaningful significant correlations of the PACS-R with measuresof self-esteem, and three factors of the Big Five questionnaire were obtained. Overall, the results indicate that the Russian version of the PACS-R scale is a reliable and valid tool for assessing appearance comparison tendencies in Russian population.