title: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Drive for Muscularity Scale-S (DMS-S) and Male Body Attitudes Scale-S (MBAS-S) among male university students in Buenos Aires.
abstract: Several studies have demonstrated that men express body dissatisfaction differently than women. Although specific instruments that address body dissatisfaction in men have been developed, only a few have been validated in Latin-American male populations. The aim of this study was to reassess the factor structure of the Spanish versions of the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS-S) and the Male Body Attitudes Scale (MBAS-S) in an Argentinian sample. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 423 male students to examine: the factorial structure (confirmatory factor analysis), the internal consistency reliability, and the concurrent, convergent and discriminant validity of both scales. Results replicated the two factor structures for the DMS-S and MBAS-S. Both scales showed excellent levels of internal consistency, and various measures of construct validity indicated that the DMS-S and MBAS-S were acceptable and valid instruments to assess body dissatisfaction in Argentinian males.
authors.affiliation: Research Department, Fundación Foro, Malasia 857, 1426 Buenos Aires, Argentina; School of Human and Behavioural Science, Favaloro University, Solis 453, 1078 Buenos Aires, Argentina; Department of Biological and Health Psychology, School of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Ivan Pavlov n°6, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: emiliocompte@fundacionforo.com.
authors.forename: Emilio J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Compte
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological and Health Psychology, School of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Ivan Pavlov n°6, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: anarosa.sepulveda@uam.es.
authors.forename: Ana R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sepúlveda
authors.affiliation: Department of Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, School of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Campus de Somosaguas, 28223 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: yolanda.depellegrin@psi.ucm.es.
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: de Pellegrin
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological and Health Psychology, School of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Ivan Pavlov n°6, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: miriam.blancoh@uam.es.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina; D001823:Body Composition; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004328:Drive; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Argentina; Body ideal; Drive for muscularity; Men's body image; Muscle dysmorphia