Abstract
s 412, 304, and 250) were conducted to create a psychometrically soundmeasure of the drive for muscularity, which is defined as the desire, typically found in males, toachieve a muscular mesomorphic body. The 8-item Drive for Muscularity Attitudes Questionnaire(DMAQ) possessed satisfactory reliability and a stable, unidimensional factor structure. As pre-dicted, participants’ drive for muscularity correlated negatively with level of appearance self-esteem and positively with level of vanity. In addition, as participants’ drive for muscularityincreased, so did the discrepancy between the body figures they selected to represent their currentand ideal physiques. Finally, participants’ drive for muscularity correlated positively with variousindexes of body image investment, including protein consumption and weight training.
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