Are the Male Body Dissatisfaction and Drive for Muscularity Scales reliable and valid instruments?

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 48-59

  Dakanalis, Antonios ^a   Timko, Alix ^b   Madeddu, Fabio ^c   Volpato, Chiara ^c   Clerici, Massimo ^c,d   Riva, Giuseppe ^e,f   Zanetti, Assunta M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Health Policy Institute University of the Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^f ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

eating behavior; exercise and supplement consumption; male body image; men's health; validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; DEVICES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY IMAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920531355     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313498108     Document Type: Article

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