Translation and validation of a spanish version of the sociocultural attitudes towards appearance questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4)

ABSTRACT Objective The goal of this study was to create a Spanish version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire‐4 (SATAQ‐4) and examine its factorial validity, reliability, and convergent validity in a sample of women from Spain. Method Two hundred and sixty female college students from Spain completed the Spanish version of the SATAQ‐4 and measures for eating pathology. Results Internal consistency was high; data from EFA and CFA supported the original five‐factor structure; and results showed good convergent validity with measures of body‐image and eating problems. Discussion Results strongly support the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of SATAQ‐4 and its use to examine perceived pressure for thinness from parents, peers and the media; and thin‐ and muscular/athletic‐ideal internalization in Spanish‐speaking adult women. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2015; 48:170–175)