Reliability Assessment of the Somatomorphic Matrix
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2004
Keywords
reliability assessment, somatomorphic matrix, muscularity
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.10270
Abstract
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.
Method: 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.
Discussion: The implications of this finding on assessment of the muscularity construct are discussed.
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Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
International Journal of Eating Disorders, v. 35, issue 4, p. 597-600
Scholar Commons Citation
Cafri, Guy; Roehrig, Meg; and Thompson, Joel K., "Reliability Assessment of the Somatomorphic Matrix" (2004). Psychology Faculty Publications. 2173.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/2173
