Evaluating the Convergence of Muscle Appearance Attitude Measures
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Keywords
men, body image, assessment, muscularity, validity
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1073191104267652
Abstract
There has been growing interest in the assessment of a muscular appearance. Given the importance of assessing muscle appearance attitudes, the aim of this study was to explore the convergence of the Drive for Muscularity Scale, Somatomorphic Matrix, Contour Drawing Rating Scale,Male Figure Drawings, and the Muscularity Rating Scale. Participants were 76 men and 103 women who each completed four measures of body image that were meant to evaluate two distinct domains of appearance attitudes: muscularity and body fat. For both genders, data indicated low convergence among muscularity measures, but high convergence among body fat measures. For men, the Drive for Muscularity Body Image subscale exhibited the greatest concurrent validity with behaviors used to increase muscularity. The results are discussed in light of the selection of methods for the assessment of muscle appearance attitudes.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Assessment, v. 11, issue 3, p. 224-229
Scholar Commons Citation
Cafri, Guy and Thompson, Joel K., "Evaluating the Convergence of Muscle Appearance Attitude Measures" (2004). Psychology Faculty Publications. 2174.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/2174
