Sexual Orientation-Based Differential Item Functioning in Measures of Body Image Concerns and Ideals among Men.

ABSTRACT: Body image concerns and body ideals are linked with eating disorders and psychological health. Body image and ideals among men differ by sexual orientation, which may influence the utility of common measures of such constructs. The present study used differential item functioning (DIF) analyses to examine whether item endorsement differs as a function of sexual orientation in three commonly used measures of body image concerns and ideals. Participants were sexual minority (n=209) and heterosexual (n=494) men in the United States. Scores on the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS), Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4), and Objectified Body Consciousness Scale (OBCS) were examined. DIF was tested in a three-step regression wherein item scores were predicted by: (

SUBMITTER: Simone M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7943039 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature