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Eating for Muscularity Scale

Authors

Marita Cooper, Kathleen M Griffiths, Richard Burns (2020)

The EMS is a self-report questionnaire assessing muscularity-oriented disordered eating attitudes and behaviors. Other than its global score, it may be separated into 9 subscales: (1) Preoccupation, (2) Diet Gain, (3) Diet Loss, (4) Dietary Restraint, (5) Excessive Attention, (6) Functional Impairment, (7) Health Risk, (8) Compensatory Exercise, and (9) Negative Affect.

What this tool is good for:

This tool is useful for identifying and assessing the severity of disordered eating behaviors aimed at increasing muscularity and leanness.

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Muscularity attitudes, Body shape attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

27

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

15-20-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Muscularity attitudes, Body shape attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

27

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

15-20-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English