Validation and predictive utility of the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire for Eating Disorders (SATAQ-ED): internalization of sociocultural ideals predicts weight gain.
A widely used measure of societal influences on body image and eating disturbances--the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ) was validated in women with eating disorders. The original SATAQ and measures of convergence and divergence were administered to 165 eating disordered inpatients. Factor analyses were conducted to determine the underlying structure of the SATAQ. Convergent validity, diagnostic category norms and the predictive utility of the revised SATAQ were examined. Factor analyses indicated three factors: Internalization, Awareness, and Success. Internalization significantly predicted treatment success after controlling for admission BMI and drive for thinness. The revised SATAQ-ED measures multiple aspects of societal influence, predicts short-term outcome, and can be a useful tool for evaluating potential outcome and treatment efficacy.
Heinberg
Leslie J
LJ
Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. heinbel@ccf.org
Coughlin
Janelle Wilder
JW
Pinto
Angela Marinilli
AM
Haug
Nancy
N
Brode
Cassie
C
Guarda
Angela S
AS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001290:Attitude; D001364:Awareness; D001828:Body Image; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D004328:Drive; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012925:Social Conformity; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013851:Thinness / Q000523:psychology; D015430:Weight Gain