Mind and Body: Italian Validation of the Postural Awareness Scale

Topino, E; Gori, A; Cramer, H

Mind and Body: Italian Validation of the Postural Awareness Scale

Topino, E Gori, A Cramer, H

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Citation:: Frontiers in Psychology, 2020, 11
Issue Date:: 2020-05-18

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dc.contributor.author	Topino, E
dc.contributor.author	Gori, A
dc.contributor.author	Cramer, H
dc.date.accessioned	2020-08-24T04:43:14Z
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dc.date.issued	2020-05-18
dc.identifier.citation	Frontiers in Psychology, 2020, 11
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dc.description.abstract	© Copyright © 2020 Topino, Gori and Cramer. Postural awareness (PA) refers to a subjective conscious awareness of body posture and falls within the framework of mind–body integration. The aim of this research was to validate and evaluate psychometric properties of the Postural Awareness Scale (PAS) in an Italian population sample (n = 928; 45.04% men and 54.96% women; mean age = 29.96 years, standard deviation = 11.44). The results obtained with Velicer’s Minimum Average Partial Test, Horn’s Parallel Analysis, and exploratory factor analysis showed a two-factor solution, as supported by the confirmatory factor analysis: ease/familiarity with postural awareness and need for attention regulation with postural awareness. Furthermore, the findings highlighted both a good internal consistency (α = 0.76 for the total scale and α = 0.80, α = 0.79 for the two subscales) and a satisfactory construct validity. Furthermore, multivariate analysis of variance was carried out to assess differences in PA between specific subgroup. In particular, the positive effects of physical activity and healthy body weight were confirmed, whereas no significant differences related to gender or age were found. All these findings suggest that the Italian version of the PAS is a rapid instrument with good psychometric properties, which can be useful both for research and clinical practice.
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dc.publisher	Frontiers Media SA
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dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.title	Mind and Body: Italian Validation of the Postural Awareness Scale
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© Copyright © 2020 Topino, Gori and Cramer. Postural awareness (PA) refers to a subjective conscious awareness of body posture and falls within the framework of mind–body integration. The aim of this research was to validate and evaluate psychometric properties of the Postural Awareness Scale (PAS) in an Italian population sample (n = 928; 45.04% men and 54.96% women; mean age = 29.96 years, standard deviation = 11.44). The results obtained with Velicer’s Minimum Average Partial Test, Horn’s Parallel Analysis, and exploratory factor analysis showed a two-factor solution, as supported by the confirmatory factor analysis: ease/familiarity with postural awareness and need for attention regulation with postural awareness. Furthermore, the findings highlighted both a good internal consistency (α = 0.76 for the total scale and α = 0.80, α = 0.79 for the two subscales) and a satisfactory construct validity. Furthermore, multivariate analysis of variance was carried out to assess differences in PA between specific subgroup. In particular, the positive effects of physical activity and healthy body weight were confirmed, whereas no significant differences related to gender or age were found. All these findings suggest that the Italian version of the PAS is a rapid instrument with good psychometric properties, which can be useful both for research and clinical practice.

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