Artículo
Psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale in Mexican males. Eating and Weight Disorders
Autor
Escoto Ponce de León, María del Consuelo; 47010
ALVAREZ RAYON, GEORGINA LETICIA; 25177
MANCILLA DIAZ, JUAN MANUEL; 19492
CAMACHO RUIZ, ESTEBAN JAIME; 46996
FRANCO PAREDES, KARINA; 40031
JUAREZ LUGO, CARLOS SAUL;;3176271
Escoto Ponce de León, María del Consuelo
ALVAREZ RAYON, GEORGINA LETICIA
MANCILLA DIAZ, JUAN MANUEL
CAMACHO RUIZ, ESTEBAN JAIME
FRANCO PAREDES, KARINA
JUAREZ LUGO, CARLOS SAUL
Institución
Resumen
This study refers to the evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale among Mexican population. The exploratory factor analysis was carried out with 369 university males (mean age = 20.93 years). A three-factor structure that explains 45.64 % of the variance was found for the scale: 31.10 % by attitudes (α = 0.87), 10.70 % by substance intake (α = 0.72) and 3.84 % by training adherence (α = 0.68). Only the two first sub-scales and total score (α = 0.86) offered acceptable levels of internal consistence. The confirmatory factor analysis, carried out with 200 males (mean age = 20.79 years), verified both the suitability of this factor structure and the two-factor structure proposed by McCreary et al. (Psychol Men Masc 5:49–58, 1). Drive for muscularity is important in comprehending male body image and Drive for Muscularity Scale has demonstrated to be psychometrically suitable to assess this construct in Mexican males.