Cross-cultural adaptation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale-4 (SATAQ-4) applied to university students

dc.contributor.authorBarra, Julia Valerio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Wanderson Roberto da [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMaroco, Joao
dc.contributor.authorDuarte Bonini Campos, Juliana Alvares [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionInst Super Psicol Aplicada
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-04T12:14:09Z
dc.date.available2019-10-04T12:14:09Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale-4 (SATAQ-4) to the Portuguese language and assess its validity and reliability when applied to Brazilian students. Face, content, and pretest validity were assessed. In order to assess the levels of misunderstanding, a pretest was performed with 91 students from three Portuguese-speaking countries (25 Brazilians, 37 Portuguese, and 29 Mozambicans). Construct validity was estimated using a confirmatory strategy with chi-square by degrees of freedom ratio (chi(2)/df), comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA). The reliability was estimated. Invariance was estimated for independent samples, for sex and presence/absence of overweight/obesity. Students participating in the pretest understood all the items in SATAQ-4. Participation in the main study included 1,051 Brazilian university students (age = 20.9 years (SD = 2.4), 66.4% women). SATAQ-4 presented adequate validity (chi(2)/df = 8.39; CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.08) and reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.84-0.95) in the sample. The model showed invariance between independent samples and was not invariant according to sex or presence/absence of overweight/obesity. In conclusion, SATAQ-4 is a valid and reliable instrument for a sample of Brazilian university students, as an alternative for assessing sociocultural attitudes towards appearance in this population.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut Araraquara, Araraquara, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationInst Super Psicol Aplicada, Lisbon, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut Araraquara, Araraquara, Brazil
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311X00170218
dc.identifier.citationCadernos De Saude Publica. Rio De Janiero: Cadernos Saude Publica, v. 35, n. 5, 13 p., 2019.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/0102-311X00170218
dc.identifier.fileS0102-311X2019000604001.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0102-311X
dc.identifier.scieloS0102-311X2019000604001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/184500
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000468772700001
dc.language.isopor
dc.publisherCadernos Saude Publica
dc.relation.ispartofCadernos De Saude Publica
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectBody Image
dc.subjectCultural Characteristics
dc.subjectPsychometrics
dc.subjectValidations Studies
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.titleCross-cultural adaptation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale-4 (SATAQ-4) applied to university studentsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderCadernos Saude Publica
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-9214-5378[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-7123-5585[4]

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