Adaptation and validation of the Internalisation-General subscale of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-3) in English among urban Indian adolescents. (March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lewis-Smith, Helena; Garbett, Kirsty; Chaudhry, Anshula; Uglik-Marucha, Nora; Vitoratou, Silia; Dhillon, Megha; Shroff, Hemal; Diedrichs, Phillippa C.
• Is Part Of: Body image. Volume 36(2021)
• Page Start: 254
• Page End: 262
• Publication Date: 2021-03
• Subjects: Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Attitudes Questionnaire-3 -- Internalisation -- Media -- Validation -- Adolescents -- India; Body image -- Periodicals; Body image -- Research -- Periodicals; Body Image -- Periodicals; 306.4613
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.12.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-1445

Abstract

Highlights: The SATAQ-3: Internalisation-General subscale was validated with Indian adolescents. EFA and CFA resulted in a 6- and 5- item version, for girls and boys respectively. Additional common-items version is gender-invariant and can be used to compare. There was evidence of satisfactory reliability (internal consistency and test re-test). There was evidence of satisfactory construct (concurrent) validity. Abstract: Few studies have validated body image related measures in Asian countries, including in India, thus stunting research progress. To provide a robust method of assessing internalisation of cultural appearance ideals, the purpose of this study was to validate a culturally appropriate English version of the Internalisation-General subscale from the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Attitudes Questionnaire-3 among a school sample of 1, 432 urban Indian adolescents (Mage = 12.9 years; 44 % girls). Exploratory factor analyses revealed a one-factor solution for both girls and boys. Analyses indicated a six-item scale for girls and a four-item scale for boys; both of which were verified by confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach's alpha was high for both female (.88) and male scales (.87), and convergent validity was confirmed via significant correlations with measures of body esteem and disordered eating. Using the items which were common in both the male and female versions of the scale, confirmatory factor analysis supported a psychometrically sound model that was gender invariant, and thus can be used to assess and compare both genders. Overall, results support the reliability and validity of the Internalisation-General subscale among English-speaking urban Indian adolescents.