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Development and validation of the sociocultural attitudes towards appearance questionnaire
Author(s) -
Heinberg Leslie J.,
Thompson J. Kevin,
Stormer Susan
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199501)17:1<81::aid-eat2260170111>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - internalization , psychology , sociocultural evolution , variance (accounting) , eating disorders , convergence (economics) , social psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , business , economic growth , receptor , accounting , sociology , anthropology , economics
The Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ) was developed to assess women's recognition and acceptance of societally sanctioned standards of appearance. In Study 1, factor analyses revealed two clearcut factors: awareness/acknowledgment of a societal emphasis on appearance and an internalization/acceptance of these standards. These findings were cross‐validated in Study 2, resulting in a six‐item Awareness subscale (alpha = .71) and an eight‐item Internalization subscale (alpha = .88). Study 3 obtained good convergence between both scales and multiple indices of body image and eating disturbance. Regression analyses indicated that both factors accounted for unique variance associated with body image and eating dysfunction, however, internalization of standards was a stronger predictor of disturbance. The SATAQ should prove useful for researchers and clinicians interested in body image and eating disorders. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.