Psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale in Malay men
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01/06/2016
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Resumo |
The Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) is a widely used measure in studies of men’s body image, but few studies have examined its psychometric properties outside English-speaking samples. Here, we assessed the factor structure of a Malay translation of the DMS. A community sample of 159 Malay men from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, completed the DMS, along with measures of self-esteem, body appreciation, and muscle discrepancy. Exploratory factor analysis led to the extraction of two factors, differentiating attitudes from behaviours, which mirrors the parent scale. Both factors also loaded on to a higher-order drive for muscularity factor. The subscales of the Malay DMS had adequate internal consistencies and good convergent validity, insofar as significant relationships were reported with self-esteem, body appreciation,muscle discrepancy, and body mass index. These results indicate that the Malay DMS has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used to assess body image concerns in Malay men. |
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application/pdf |
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http://westminsterresearch.wmin.ac.uk/17400/1/DMS%20Malaysia.pdf Swami, V., Barron, D., Lau, P.L. and Jaafar, J.L. (2016) Psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale in Malay men. Body Image, 17. 111–116. ISSN 1740-1445 |
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en |
Publicador |
Elsevier |
Relação |
http://westminsterresearch.wmin.ac.uk/17400/ https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.03.004 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.03.004 |
Palavras-Chave | #Science and Technology |
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Article PeerReviewed |