Table 2.

Hierarchical Linear Model Examining Negative Affect as a Mediator of the Relationship between Weight-Teasing and Binge Eating

Model	β (SE)	t	df	p
Step 1: WT → BE (pseudo R² = .09)	3.04 (.57)	5.32	250	< .001
Covariates
BMI	−.27 (.25)	−1.09	224	.28
Age	.01 (.02)	.720	191	.47
Pubertal Development	−.005 (.01)	−.85	259	.40
Step 2: WT → NA (pseudo R² = .17)	139 (19)	19.5	233	< .001
Covariates
BMI	−19.4 (9)	−2.15	241	.03
Age	−.52 (.58)	.886	193	.38
Pubertal Development	.34 (.19)	1.78	259	<.08
Step 3: NA → BE (pseudo R² = .20)^a	.01 (.002)	6.2	254	< .001
Covariates^a
BMI	−.16 (.23)	−.24	229	.81
Age	.01 (.01)	.411	190	.68
Pubertal Development	−.01 (.01)	−1.6	258	.11
Step 4: WT and NA → BE (pseudo R² = .20)^a	1.6 (.58)	2.76	245	< .01
Covariates^a
BMI	−.16 (.23)	−.24	229	.81
Age	.01 (.01)	.411	190	.68
Pubertal Development	−.01 (.01)	−1.6	258	.11

Note. WT=Weight Teasing Frequency Subscale of POTS; BE=Binge Eating Subscale of MEBS; BMI=Body Mass Index; NA=Negative Affect Subscale of EATQ. Calculations of pseudo R² were made with the following equation taken from (Kenny et al., 2006): $R^{2} = 1 - \frac{S_{d d} + {S_{e}}^{2}}{S_{d d}' + {S_{e}}^{2}'} .$

Pseudo R² for steps three and four are identical because these parameters are calculated within the same equation.