When shopping at a Store, a Bar is displayed underneath the selected item. Purchasing higher quality Clothing, Jewelry and Tattoos increases the Style Respect Modifier. The quickest way to earn respect is by performing Activities, other methods of earning respect are not reflected on-screen, but count towards the total Respect. Respect earned during missions is not removed if the mission is failed or cancelled. If the mission is failed or cancelled, one Respect level is returned.

When a mission is started, one level of Respect is deducted from the Respect meter. Before joining the Saints, Respect cannot be earned. Respect is required to start story missions after joining the Saints. Respect is displayed on a purple HUD meter located in the upper right corner of the screen, it is made up of a colored bar showing the amount of respect required before the next level is reached, and the current Respect level as a number. Respect is awarded to Playa for performing various actions like killing rival gang members, taunting enemies such as rival gang members and police, completing Activities and Diversions, picking up Collectibles, performing Combat Tricks and Driving Stunts or anything that uses Diversion stars.