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Clinical: specific disorders

Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory.

MDDI

What it measures
Muscle-dysmorphia symptoms; three factors - Drive for Size, Appearance Intolerance, Functional Impairment
Length and format
13 items. 5-point (1 never - 5 always); subscale + total sums; higher = greater muscle-dysmorphia symptoms (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Several languages incl. DE, ES, IT, PT, ZH
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Hildebrandt, T., Langenbucher, J., & Schlundt, D. G. (2004). Muscularity concerns among men: Development of attitudinal and perceptual measures. Body Image, 1(2), 169-181.

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