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Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire - 4 Revised

Authors

Lauren M. Schaefer, Jennifer A. Harriger, Leslie J. Heinberg, Taylor Soderberg, J. Kevin Thompson (2017)

The SATAQ-4R is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure the internalization of societal appearance ideals and perceived pressures from various sources such as media, peers, and family. This revised version is composed of a female version, with 31 items, and a male version, with 28 items. Both present 7 factors: (1) Internalization: thin/low body fat, (2) Internalization: muscular, (3) Internalization: general attractiveness, (4) Pressures: family; (5) Pressures: media, (6) Pressures: peers, (7) Pressures: significat others.

What this tool is good for:

This tool is useful for assessing the extent to which individuals internalize societal standards of appearance and feel pressured to conform to these standards.

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Body shape attitudes, Muscularity attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

31

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

10-15-minutes

Languages

English, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Lithuanian, Spanish, Turkish, Portuguese

Notes

SATAQ-4 items are provided in the primary publication.

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Body shape attitudes, Muscularity attitudes

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

31

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

10-15-minutes

Languages

English, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Lithuanian, Spanish, Turkish, Portuguese

Notes

SATAQ-4 items are provided in the primary publication.