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Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4)
Psychology: Mental HealthReliability: alphas 0.79–0.91 across 5 facets3 sample items
About this scale
A 22-item measure of internalization of and pressures toward sociocultural appearance ideals across five subscales: thin/low body fat, muscular/athletic, family pressure, peer pressure, and media pressure.
Sample item(s)
“I want my body to look very thin (thin internalization)”
“I want my body to look very muscular (muscular internalization)”
“Family members encourage me to lose weight (family pressure)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alphas 0.79–0.91 across 5 facets. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Schaefer, L. M., Burke, N. L., Thompson, J. K., et al. (2015): Development and validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4). Psychological Assessment, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 54–67.
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