While a growing body of literature has examined factors that contribute to Asian Americans' negative body image, little research has investigated Asian Americans' body image from a strengths-based perspective. This study thus presents the Pride in Asian American Appearance Scale (PAAAS), which was designed to measure the extent to which Asian Americans feel positively about their own racialized physical appearances as well as those of fellow Asian Americans. Items were developed through an extensive literature review, cognitive interviews, and expert feedback. Exploratory (N = 398) and confirmatory (N = 398) factor analyses suggested a bifactor model, consisting of 24 items comprising a general factor and four group factors: (a) Pride in Asian Features, (b) Preference for Asian American Appearance, (c) Asian Americans as Desirable, and (d) Action Promoting Asians' Attractiveness. Internal consistency estimates as well as factor determinacies were high and demonstrated that the specified items adequately represented their intended factors. The PAAAS was significantly correlated in theoretically expected directions with collective self-esteem, internalized racist appearance bias, and psychological distress. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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亚裔美国人的身体积极性：亚裔美国人外表量表自豪感的发展和评估。

虽然越来越多的文献研究了导致亚裔美国人负面身体形象的因素，但很少有研究从基于优势的角度调查亚裔美国人的身体形象。因此，这项研究提出了亚裔美国人外貌自豪量表 (PAAAAS)，该量表旨在衡量亚裔美国人对自己的种族化外貌以及亚裔同胞的外貌的积极程度。项目是通过广泛的文献回顾、认知访谈和专家反馈制定的。探索性 (N = 398) 和验证性 (N = 398) 因素分析提出了一个双因素模型，由 24 个项目组成，包括一个一般因素和四个群体因素：(a) 以亚洲特色为荣，(b) 对亚裔美国人外表的偏好， (c) 亚裔美国人是可取的，(d) 提高亚洲人吸引力的行动。内部一致性估计和因子确定性很高，表明指定项目充分代表了它们的预期因子。PAAAS 在理论上预期的方向上与集体自尊、内化的种族主义外表偏见和心理困扰显着相关。讨论了这些发现的意义和对未来研究的建议。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。内化的种族主义外表偏见和心理困扰。讨论了这些发现的意义和对未来研究的建议。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。内化的种族主义外表偏见和心理困扰。讨论了这些发现的意义和对未来研究的建议。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。