Exploring Physical Self-Perceptions Among Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer

摘要

This study explored the factor structure of four subscales from the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire-Short Form (PSDQ-S). Associations between subscales and personal and medical factors were also examined. The analytic sample consisted of 89 survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer (M_age at time of study = 32.96 +-4.37 years; M_age at time of study = 31.16+-4.84 years; 75.3% female). Confirmatory factor analysis suggested a reasonable fit to the data, indicating that the PSDQ-S subscales examined could be used in future investigations with this population [x2(38) = 46.9, p = 0.15; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.05, 90% confidence interval =0-0.10; Comparative Fit Index = 0.97; Standardized Root Mean Square of the Residuals = 0.07].