Reliability assessment of the somatomorphic matrix.
OBJECTIVE
The appearance of muscularity is an emerging topic of research interest within the body image field. However, the most widely used measure to assess attitudes toward muscularity, the somatomorphic matrix, lacks pertinent reliability data.


METHODS
In response to this dearth of information, the current study assessed the test-retest reliability of this measure in samples of men and women.


RESULTS
Surprisingly, the somatomorphic matrix demonstrated inadequate reliability for the majority of assessed rating protocols.


CONCLUSIONS
The implications of this finding on assessment of the muscularity construct are discussed.
Cafri
Guy
G
Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620-8200, USA.
Roehrig
Megan
M
Thompson
J Kevin
JK
D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires