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Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and correlations among variables, Study 1.


VARIABLE	CORRELATIONS													DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	MEAN (SD)

1. Individualizing	—													4.76 (0.73)

2. Binding	–.14*	—												2.74 (0.84)

3. Moralization of obesity	–.39***	.35***	—											1.32 (1.14)

4. Moral stereotypes	.09	.08	.01	—										2.57 (1.29)

5. Dislike	–.34***	.20**	.64***	–.05	—									0.74 (0.93)

6. Fear of fat	–15.*	.03	.38***	.03	.34***	—								2.08 (1.43)

7. Willpower	–.33***	.27***	.63***	.00	.54***	.28***	—							2.06 (1.55)

8. Disgust	–.34***	.15*	.50**	–.05	.69***	.29***	.48***	—						0.47 (0.95)

9. Discrimination	–.37*	.23***	.44***	–.05	.36***	.19**	.46***	.43***	—					0.91 (1.35)

10. Collective action	.37***	–.09	–.41***	.18**	–.36***	–.20**	–.50***	.37***	–.41***	—				2.78 (1.75)

11. Political ideology	–.39***	.50***	.43***	.03	.24***	.11	.32***	.21***	.35***	–.25***	—			3.04 (1.41)

12. BMI	–.05	.17*	.04	.13*	–.11	.14*	–.00	–.03	.01	.03	.03	—		24.16 (3.87)

13. Self-Perceived weight	.01	.04	–.03	.14*	–.19**	.18**	–.08	–.10	–.08	.04	–.09	.73***	—	2.16 (0.66)

Note: ***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < .05. Scales ranged from 0 to 6 except for political ideology (from 1 = very left-wing to 7 = very right-wing), and self-perceived weight (from 1 = thin to 4 = obese). BMI was calculated using the formula BMI = kg/m².