Abstract

ESCOTO PONCE DE LEON, María del Consuelo et al. Male Body Image Instrument Review. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2021, vol.11, n.1, pp.117-131.  Epub Dec 31, 2021. ISSN 2007-1523.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20071523e.2020.1.612.

To understand how people who are overly concerned about their musculature think and act, it is important to have appropriate measuring instruments. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the published literature on the psychometric properties of the measures developed to assess male body image, drive for muscularity and muscle dysmorphia. For the inclusion of the measures to analyze, the criteria proposed by Cafri and Thompson (2004) were applied. The instruments were classified into three main groups: muscle dissatisfaction, drive for muscularity and muscle dysmorphia. To describe the instruments, we considered the description of the scale, their psychometric data obtained by the developers, and additional psychometric evidence, with emphasis on Hispanic and Latino populations. Of the 14 instruments that exist to measure muscular dissatisfaction, drive for muscularity or symptomatology of muscular dysmorphia, only seven have been evaluated psychometrically in Hispanic or Latin samples. In general, all instruments have adequate psychometric properties to evaluate the constructs muscle dissatisfaction, muscle motivation and muscle dysmorphia.

Keywords : Review; Muscle dissatisfaction; Drive for muscularity; Muscle dysmorphia; Measures.

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