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The sociocultural attitudes toward appearance scale (SATAQ-3): Reliability and normative data for eating disorder patients.

Calogero, Rachel M., Davis, William N., Thompson, J. Kevin (2004) The sociocultural attitudes toward appearance scale (SATAQ-3): Reliability and normative data for eating disorder patients. Body Image, 1 (2). pp. 193-198. ISSN 1740-1445. (doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2004.01.004) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:4152)

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Abstract

The Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) is a measure of one’s endorsement of societal appearance ideals. The measure has received extensive evaluation in normative samples, but only minimal evaluation in clinical groups. In this study, 440 patients with eating disorders completed the SATAQ-3. Internal consistencies were excellent for the four SATAQ-3 subscales. Groups did not differ by diagnosis on the Information subscale, however, individuals with bulimia nervosa scored higher than individuals with both subtypes of anorexia nervosa (restricting and binge eating/purging) on levels of Internalization-General and Internalization-Athlete. The findings provide informative normative data, along with preliminary results indicative of the potentially greater role of media messages and images in the formation and/or maintenance of bulimia nervosa than anorexia nervosa.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2004.01.004
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Rachel Calogero
Date Deposited: 24 Sep 2008 11:36 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:42 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/4152 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Calogero, Rachel M..

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