Drive for Muscularity: Um Estudo Exploratório no Exército Brasileiro [PDF]
Drive for muscularity refere-se ao desejo de alcançar o corpo muscular ideal e ao grau de preocupação a respeito da musculatura. O objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar os traços de drive for muscularity em homens militares brasileiros. Dados de uma
Angela Nogueira Neves Betanho Campana +5 more
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Is drive for muscularity related to body checking behaviors in men athletes?
The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between drive for muscularity and body checking behaviors in men athletes. Two hundred and twelve Brazilian athletes over 15 years of age participated. We used the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) to
Leonardo de Sousa Fortes +3 more
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Psychometric properties of the Drive for Muscularity Scale in Malay men [PDF]
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.
Swami, V. +3 more
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Sexual (dys)functioning is related to drive for thinness, not drive for muscularity
Background Negative body image can result in sexual dysfunction for both women and men. Drive for thinness, drive for muscularity and drive for leanness have all been associated with poor body image. However, research to date has not examined which is the strongest predictor of sexual problems in each gender ...
Alperin, Anandi, Barlow, Fiona K.
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Media Influence on Drive for Thinness and Drive for Muscularity [PDF]
The present study investigated relationships between media influence (exposure, self-comparison to media ideals and internalization of media messages, societal pressure to have the perfect body, using media as a source of information about how to achieve a certain body ideal) and drive for thinness and drive for muscularity in 311 male and female ...
Pritchard, Mary, Cramblitt, Brooke
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Psychometric Properties of the Drive for Muscularity Attitudes Questionnaire Among Irish Men [PDF]
The Drive for Muscularity Attitudes Questionnaire (DMAQ) was developed to measure men’s desire to attain an idealized muscular body. To date, the cross-cultural suitability of this measure has received limited attention.
Travis A. Ryan, Todd G. Morrison
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Drive for Muscularity and Drive for Thinness: The Impact of Pro-Anorexia Websites [PDF]
In recent years, websites that stress the message of thinness as the ideal and only choice have surfaced on the internet. The possibility that pro-anorexia websites may reinforce restrictive eating and exercise behaviors is an area of concern. In addition, friends may be influencing one another to view these websites, further contributing to drive for ...
Juarez, Lilia +2 more
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Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS)
The Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) assesses the desire to become more muscular among male participants.
The Generation R Study
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Drive for Muscularity in Lithuanian Male Students: Psychometrics and Associated Characteristics
Background. The drive for muscularity in men is associated with a negative body image, psychosocial, and physiological outcomes. The aim of the present study was to test the psychometric properties of the Lithuanian version of the Drive for Muscularity ...
Miglė Bacevičienė +3 more
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Validation of the Chinese version of muscularity attitudes questionnaire in college students [PDF]
The Drive for Muscularity Attitudes Questionnaire (DMAQ) is a brief tool for assessing muscularity-related attitudes. This study translated the DMAQ into Chinese and evaluated its reliability and validity separately in males and females.
Zitong Xu +7 more
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