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| Author(s): |
Júlia Valério Barra
[1]
;
Wanderson Roberto da Silva
[2]
;
João Marôco
[3]
;
Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos
[4]
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Araraquara - Brasil
[2] Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Araraquara - Brasil
[3] Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada - Portugal
[4] Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Araraquara - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 4
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública; v. 35, n. 5 2019-05-20. |
| Abstract | |
Abstract: The aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale-4 (SATAQ-4) to the Portuguese language and assess its validity and reliability when applied to Brazilian students. Face, content, and pretest validity were assessed. In order to assess the levels of misunderstanding, a pretest was performed with 91 students from three Portuguese-speaking countries (25 Brazilians, 37 Portuguese, and 29 Mozambicans). Construct validity was estimated using a confirmatory strategy with chi-square by degrees of freedom ratio (χ²/df), comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA). The reliability was estimated. Invariance was estimated for independent samples, for sex and presence/absence of overweight/obesity. Students participating in the pretest understood all the items in SATAQ-4. Participation in the main study included 1,051 Brazilian university students (age = 20.9 years (SD = 2.4), 66.4% women). SATAQ-4 presented adequate validity (χ²/df = 8.39; CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.08) and reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.84-0.95) in the sample. The model showed invariance between independent samples and was not invariant according to sex or presence/absence of overweight/obesity. In conclusion, SATAQ-4 is a valid and reliable instrument for a sample of Brazilian university students, as an alternative for assessing sociocultural attitudes towards appearance in this population. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/18679-0 - Eating behavior of Brazilian university students |
| Grantee: | Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |