Psychometric properties of Yelland and Tiggemann's Drive for Muscularity Scale

Body Image

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 421-424

  Tod, David ^a   Morrison, Todd G ^b   Edwards, Christian ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body image; Drive for Muscularity; Psychometrics; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; DRIVE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; DRIVE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLES; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862172307     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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