title: Are the Male Body Dissatisfaction and Drive for Muscularity Scales reliable and valid instruments?
abstract: The Drive for Muscularity Scale and Male Body Dissatisfaction Scale were developed for use with men and correspond to measures of drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction in women. The psychometric properties of these measures were evaluated in a sample of 655 Italian men, who completed other 11 measures also. Both scales demonstrated excellent internal consistency and temporal stability as well as criterion-related and concurrent validity. Both measures distinguished between men with high and low levels of disordered eating. Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the unidimensional factor structure of both scales. Directions for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Pavia, Italy antonios.dakanalis@unipv.it.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dakanalis
authors.affiliation: University of the Sciences, USA.
authors.forename: Alix
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Timko
authors.affiliation: University of Milano Bicocca, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Madeddu
authors.affiliation: University of Milano Bicocca, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Volpato
authors.affiliation: University of Milano Bicocca, Italy San Gerardo Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clerici
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of Milan, Italy Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.affiliation: University of Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Assunta M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zanetti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: eating behavior; exercise and supplement consumption; male body image; men’s health; validation