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.

Validity and Reliability Papers

Schaefer, L. M., Harriger, J. A., Heinberg, L. J., Soderberg, T., Kevin Thompson, J. (2016). Development and validation of the sociocultural attitudes towards appearance questionnaire‐4‐revised (SATAQ‐4R). International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(2), 104–117. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22590

Hatoum, A. H., Burton, A. L., Berry, S. L., Abbott, M. J. (2023). Psychometric properties of self-report measures of eating disorder cognitions: a systematic review. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00947-0

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

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.