title: Factor structure of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) among adolescent boys in China.
abstract: There is considerable evidence that mass media portrayals of body image contribute to body dissatisfaction, yet the assessment of perceived media influences has been examined fleetingly in highly populated, non-Western cultures, particularly among young males. This research examined the factor structure of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3) among adolescent boys in China. In an initial exploratory factor analysis (N=719), a four factor solution emerged with components reflecting General Pressure-Internalization, Sources of Appearance Information, Pressure-Internalization of an Athletic Ideal, and Pressure to be Thin. Subsequently, confirmatory factor analyses in a new sample (n=749) assessed fits of the derived four factor model, a three factor variant, and alternatives reflecting "Western" and "Malay" SATAQ-3 solutions. The derived four factor solution had the most acceptable structure across several fit indices. Patterns of correlation with other self-report measures also provided preliminary support for the validity of the derived solution.
authors.affiliation: Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012925:Social Conformity; D012945:Social Values; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013851:Thinness / Q000523:psychology