The Somatomorphic Matrix-Female: More evidence for the validity of bidimensional figural rating scales for women.
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| Abstract | :  Our study aimed to develop and provide a preliminary psychometric validation of the Somatomorphic Matrix-Female (SM-F), a new bidimensional female figural rating scale which can be used to gauge actual and desired levels of both body fat and muscularity in a consolidated measure, as well as providing an index of actual-desired body discrepancy based on these measures. Across two studies undergraduate women (n Study 1 = 481; n Study 2 = 391) completed the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire, the Body Shape Questionnaire-34, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (Study 1) and the Drive for Thinness Scale and the Drive for Muscularity Scale (Study 2), as well as the SM-F. Overall, the SM-F demonstrated sound content, concurrent, and convergent validity for actual and desired body fat, actual and desired muscularity, and their respective discrepancy scores. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2022 | 
| Journal | :  Journal of clinical psychology | 
| Date Published | :  2022 | 
| ISSN Number | :  0021-9762 | 
| URL | :  https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23420 | 
| DOI | :  10.1002/jclp.23420 | 
| Short Title | :  J Clin Psychol | 
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