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  • Chapter 67 - Drive for Leanness Scale (DLS)

  • Edited by Virginia Ramseyer Winter, University of Minnesota, Tracy L. Tylka, Ohio State University, Antoinette M. Landor, University of Missouri
  • Book:
    Handbook of Body Image-Related Measures
    Print publication:
    20 November 2025, pp 208-209

  • Summary

    The 6-item Drive for Leanness Scale (DLS; Smolak & Murnen, 2008) was designed to measure concerns about leanness than anyone, regardless of gender, might share. Thus, the drive for leanness construct was derived to be distinct from concerns for thinness more common among women, and concerns about muscularity more common among men. The DLS can be administered online or in-person and is free to use. This chapter first discusses the development of the DLS and then provides evidence of its psychometrics. More specifically, the DLS has a unidimensional factor structure within exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Internal consistency reliability and construct validity support the use of the DLS with women and men. Gender differences are minimal. Next, this chapter provides the DLS items in their entirety, instructions for administration and scoring, and the item response scale. Logistics of use, such as permissions, copyright, and contact information, are available for readers.