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ArticleEating behaviors2025

Evaluating the muscularity-oriented eating test: Factor structure and psychometric properties among university athletes and across sexes.

Kaitlin Hanss, Dominic M Denning, Rachael E Flatt, Christina M Sanzari, Stuart B Murray, Jason M Lavender, Emilio J Compte, Aaron J Blashill, Jason M Nagata, Pamela K Keel and 5 more

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Article in Eating behaviors, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Kaitlin HanssDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Dominic M DenningDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA; Center for Advancement of Practices to End Suicide Through Technology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, MA, USA.
Rachael E FlattDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Christina M SanzariDepartment of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
Stuart B MurrayDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jason M LavenderMilitary Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Program (MiCOR), Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA; The Metis Foundation, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Emilio J CompteEating Behavior Research Center, School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile; Research Department, Comenzar de Nuevo, Monterrey, Mexico.
Aaron J BlashillSan Diego State University/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, CA, USA; Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, CA, USA.
Jason M NagataDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Pamela K KeelDepartment of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Jennifer HarrigerSocial Science Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, USA.
Riley NickolsMind Body Endurance LLC, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Jonathan MondRural Clinical School, School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; Centre for Rural Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS, Australia; School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia.
Tiffany A BrownDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
Sasha GorrellDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. Electronic address: Sasha.Gorrell@ucsf.edu.

Funding

TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCHERSR25MH060482 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI DANIEL H MATHALON, Susan M. Voglmaier · 2000 to 2026
$5.2M
Targeting Minority Stressors to Improve Eating Disorder Symptoms in Sexual Minority Individuals with Eating DisordersR61MH133710 · NIMH · AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT AUBURN · PI BLASHILL, AARON J, BROWN, TIFFANY ASHTON · 2024 to 2025
$1.9M
Neural Correlates of Reinforcement Learning Specific to Hyperactivityin Adolescent Anorexia NervosaK23MH126201 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI GORRELL, SASHA CATHERINE · 2021 to 2025
$848k
Characterizing Acute Exercise Response in Restrictive Eating DisordersR21MH131787 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI GORRELL, SASHA CATHERINE, SCHAUMBERG, KATHERINE · 2023 to 2023
$450k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH126201NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH131787NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH060482NIMH NIH HHS R61 MH133710
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe Muscularity-Oriented Eating Test (MOET) was developed to measure muscularity-oriented eating pathology among young men; however, this construct is relevant across sexes and may be particularly applicable to athletes. Thus, this study sought to validate the MOET among male and female athletes and non-athletes.

methodsStudents (N = 2189) from three U.S. universities completed an online survey. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) testing two MOET versions (12-items, 15-items) were conducted in male and female athletes and non-athletes. Chi-squared tests and invariance analyses were used to evaluate the fit of each model across groups. Convergent validity of the MOET was assessed with Spearman correlation tests.

resultsA one-factor CFA displayed adequate fit for 12-item and 15-item versions across all groups, except the 15-item version in the full sample. Chi-squared tests indicated superior fit of 12-item MOET CFAs among male and female athletes, female non-athletes, and all participants compared to 15-item models (adjusted p < .050); no difference in fit was evidenced between 12-item and 15-item CFAs for male non-athletes (adjusted p = .062). Both versions showed similar convergent validity.

conclusionsA 12-item MOET may provide improved screening for muscularity-oriented eating pathology in male and female athletes and female non-athletes.

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AthletesBody ImageFeeding and Eating DisordersFeeding BehaviorAdolescentAdultFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMalePsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSex FactorsStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesAthletesDrive for muscularityEating disordersMuscularity-oriented disordered eating

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PMID40876385
PMCPMC12413867

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