title: Psychometric properties and construct validity of the Muscle Appearance Satisfaction Scale among Hungarian men.
abstract: Limited studies have evaluated the psychometric properties of the Muscle Appearance Satisfaction Scale (MASS), a measure of muscle dysmorphia, in different cultures and languages. The aims were to examine the psychometric properties of the Hungarian version of the MASS (MASS-HU), and to investigate its relationship with self-esteem and exercise-related variables. Two independent samples of male weight lifters (ns=289 and 43), and a sample of undergraduates (n=240) completed the MASS, Eating Disorder Inventory, and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale. Exploratory factor analysis supported the original five-factor structure of the MASS only in the weight lifter sample. The MASS-HU had excellent scale score reliability and good test-retest reliability. The construct validity of the MASS-HU was tested with multivariate regression analyses which indicated an inverse relationship between self-esteem and muscle dysmorphia. The 18-item MASS-HU was found to be a useful measure for the assessment of muscle dysmorphia among male weight lifters.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis University, Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Budapest, Hungary. bernadett.babusa@gmail.com
authors.forename: Bernadett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Babusa
authors.forename: Róbert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urbán
authors.forename: Edit
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Czeglédi
authors.forename: Ferenc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Túry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D013008:Somatotypes; D014175:Translating; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult