Development and validation of a multicultural Spanish-language version of the Muscularity-Oriented Eating Test (MOET) in Argentina

Emilio J. Compte; Jason M. Nagata; Ana R. Sepúlveda; B. Camila Silva; Camila Cortes; German Bidacovich; Tiffany A. Brown; Aaron J. Blashill; Jason M. Lavender; Deborah Mitchison; Jonathan M. Mond; Irais Castillo; Pablo L. López; Roberto Muiños; Guillermina Rutsztein; Fernando Torrente; Stuart B. Murray

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101542

Development and validation of a multicultural Spanish-language version of the Muscularity-Oriented Eating Test (MOET) in Argentina

Emilio J. Compte, Jason M. Nagata, Ana R. Sepúlveda, B. Camila Silva, Camila Cortes, German Bidacovich, Tiffany A. Brown, Aaron J. Blashill, Jason M. Lavender, Deborah Mitchison, Jonathan M. Mond, Irais Castillo, Pablo L. López, Roberto Muiños, Guillermina Rutsztein, Fernando Torrente, Stuart B. Murray^*

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The utility of traditional eating disorder measures in the assessment of muscularity-oriented disordered eating has been questioned. To address this limitation, the Muscularity-Oriented Eating Test (MOET) was recently developed and validated in a sample of U.S. college men. We aimed to develop a multicultural Spanish-language version of the MOET for use in Latin American samples and validate its use in a sample of Argentinian college men. Combined translation procedures were used to develop a version suitable for different Spanish-speaking populations. A total of 235 students (M_age = 23.47, SD = 5.61) participated in this study by completing a survey including the MOET. A sub-sample (n = 121) completed the MOET again after 1 week. A confirmatory factor analysis of a re-specified model of the original single-factor MOET, allowing for residual correlation between items associated to dietary rules (items 4-12), resulted in an adequate fit (χ²/df = 2.10, CFI = 0.94, TLI = 0.93, RMSEA 0.05 [90% CI = 0.04, 0.06] SRMR = 0.08). Further, the multicultural Spanish-language version of the MOET yielded evidence of internal consistency (omega = 0.83, 95% CI [0.79, 0.88], Cronbach's α = 0.83), a 1-week Intraclass Correlation Coefficient was considered for test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.82), item analysis, convergent validity with measures of eating disorder psychopathology, body dissatisfaction and weight-related behaviors, as well as for divergent validity with an unrelated construct. The availability of a multicultural Spanish-language version of the MOET may have utility in both clinical and research efforts related to muscularity-oriented disordered eating among Latino men.

Original language	English
Article number	101542
Journal	Eating Behaviors
Volume	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101542
State	Published - Dec 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Argentina
Eating disorders
MOET
Male eating disorders
Muscularity-oriented eating

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Compte, E. J., Nagata, J. M., Sepúlveda, A. R., Silva, B. C., Cortes, C., Bidacovich, G., Brown, T. A., Blashill, A. J., Lavender, J. M., Mitchison, D., Mond, J. M., Castillo, I., López, P. L., Muiños, R., Rutsztein, G., Torrente, F., & Murray, S. B. (2021). Development and validation of a multicultural Spanish-language version of the Muscularity-Oriented Eating Test (MOET) in Argentina. Eating Behaviors, 43, Article 101542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101542

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