Psychometric properties of the Muscle Appearance Satisfaction Scale among Irish and British men

Body Image

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-250

  Ryan, Travis A ^a   Morrison, Todd G ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Exploratory factor analysis; Male body image; Muscle dysmorphia; Psychometrics; Social desirability bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; CAUCASIAN; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; BODY IMAGE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953021554     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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