Table 5.
Bivariate correlations between the Chinese-Body Talk Scale and related variables for women (N = 300)
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. C-BTS-Negative fat talk | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2. C-BTS-Negative muscle talk | .03 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3. C-BTS-Positive body talk | − .45*** | .08 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4. NBTS-Total | .74*** | .08 | − .51*** | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5. NBTS-Body concerns | .82*** | − .10 | − .57*** | .90*** | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6. NBTS-Body comparisons | .45*** | .28*** | − .31*** | .86*** | .56*** | 1 | |||||||||
| 7. EDI-BD-Body fat dissatisfaction | .67*** | − .02 | − .73*** | .70*** | .77*** | .45*** | 1 | ||||||||
| 8. FMS-Drive for muscularity | .22*** | .66*** | − .01 | .34*** | .15** | .47*** | .14* | 1 | |||||||
| 9. EDE-QS-Thinness-oriented disordered eating | .62*** | .00 | − .38*** | .68*** | .67*** | .51*** | .59*** | .23*** | 1 | ||||||
| 10. MOET-Muscularity-oriented disordered eating | .50*** | .28*** | − .16** | .59*** | .50*** | .55*** | .34*** | .49*** | .70*** | 1 | |||||
| 11. BAS-2-Body appreciation | − .46*** | − .02 | .75*** | − .57*** | − .57*** | − .42*** | − .73*** | − .07 | − .55*** | − .30*** | 1 | ||||
| 12. FAS-Functionality appreciation | − .19*** | .07 | .36*** | − .24*** | − .25*** | − .16** | − .35*** | .03 | − .22*** | − .12* | .49*** | 1 | |||
| 13. BI-AAQ-Body image flexibility | − .56*** | − .01 | .46*** | − .66*** | − .65*** | − .50*** | − .62*** | − .16** | − .69*** | − .58*** | .59*** | .34*** | 1 | ||
| 14. Age | .03 | .05 | .06 | − .01 | − .002 | − .01 | − .02 | .06 | − .05 | .02 | .09 | .06 | .10 | 1 | |
| 15. BMI | .51*** | .01 | − .32*** | .35*** | .47*** | .12* | .55*** | .02 | .32*** | .14* | .34*** | − .15* | − .35*** | .24*** | 1 |
| Mean | 3.19 | 2.40 | 3.50 | 4.08 | 3.89 | 4.28 | 30.91 | 3.01 | 9.84 | 1.40 | 3.64 | 4.31 | 5.12 | 29.48 | 20.32 |
| SD | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.44 | 1.22 | 10.92 | 0.80 | 5.99 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.44 | 1.28 | 7.26 | 2.12 |
C-BTS = Chinese-Body Talk Scale, NBTS = Negative Body Talk Scale, EDI-BD = Body Dissatisfaction subscale of the Eating Disorder Inventory, FMS = Female Muscularity Scale, EDE-QS = Short Form of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire, MOET = Muscularity-Oriented Eating Test, BAS-2 = Body Appreciation Scale-2, BI-AAQ = Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, BMI = body mass index
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001