Table 2.
Pearson correlations for the studied variables
| Upper triangular matrix: Participants with BMI > 24 kg/m2 (n = 219) |
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| PWSS | WBIS | DASS-21 | mYFAS 2.0 | ||
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Lower triangular matrix: Total participants (N = 601) |
PWSS | -- | 0.453 (< 0.001) | 0.393 (< 0.001) | 0.392 (< 0.001) |
| WBIS | 0.397 (< 0.001) | -- | 0.450 (< 0.001) | 0.252 (< 0.001) | |
| DASS-21 | 0.399 (< 0.001) | 0.362 (< 0.001) | -- | 0.444 (< 0.001) | |
| mYFAS 2.0 | 0.396 (< 0.001) | 0.264 (< 0.001) | 0.380 (< 0.001) | -- | |
BMI = Body mass index; PWSS = Perceived Weight Stigma Scale; WBIS = Weight Bias Internalization Scale; DASS-21 = Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; mYFAS 2.0 = modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0