Validity and Reliability Study of Turkish Version of "Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory" and "Bodybuilder Image Grid" Scales

DEVRİM A., BİLGİÇ P.

CURRENT NUTRITION & FOOD SCIENCE, vol.15, no.5, pp.517-524, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.2174/1573401314666181012113904
  • Journal Name: CURRENT NUTRITION & FOOD SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.517-524
  • Keywords: Bigorexia, Bodybuilder Image Grid (BIG), bodybuilder, fat-free mass index (FFMI), muscle dysmorphia, Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory (MDDI), ANDROGENIC STEROID USE, EATING-DISORDERS, BODY-IMAGE, MALE WEIGHTLIFTERS, DISSATISFACTION, CONSEQUENCES, SATISFACTION, VALIDATION, ANOREXIA, INDEX
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Although bigorexia symptoms are rapidly increasing, it is mostly an under-recognized condition in Turkish male bodybuilders. There are no validated screening tools to identify the symptoms.