Table 2.
Correlations between independent and dependent variables among 17–18 years old.
| Global Adiposity Index | BMI z score | Triceps skinfold | WC | Restraint | Emotional Eating | External Eating | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Global Adiposity Index |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| BMI z score |
.86*** | .90*** | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Triceps skinfold (mm) |
.95*** | .92*** | .78*** | .80*** | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| WC (cm) |
.99*** | .95*** | .85*** | .86*** | .91*** | .80*** | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Restraint (a = .84) |
.23* | .13 | .24* | .27** | .21* | .15 | .24** | .10 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Emotional Eating (a = .77) |
<.01 | −.01 | .09 | −.02 | −.03 | .01 | −.01 | .01 | −.15 | .13 | 1 | 1 | ||
| External Eating (a = .74) | −.21* | −.24 | −.09 | −.28 | −.26** | −.22** | −.19* | −.19* | .09 | .11 | −.04 | .19* | 1 | 1 |
*
p<.05,
***
p<.01,
***
p<.001, a indicates Cronbach’s alpha of internal consistency reliability; these analyses did not control for social desirability of response.