Table 1.

Sample Characteristics, Descriptive Statistics, and Bivariate Correlations

	Mean (SD)	Range
Age in years	24.1 (5.2)	18–40
BMI	25.7 (4.6)	16.7–40.5
Some College Experience	97% (n=64)	--
Total Self-Descriptors	25.3 (11.3)	7–52
Total Self-Schemas	17.0 (9.3)	4–47
Positive Self-Schemas	12.2 (6.9)	2–35
Negative Self-Schemas	1.6 (2.3)	0–9
Neutral Self-Schemas	3.3 (4.5)	0–28
Interrelatedness	0.17 (0.09)	0.02–0.40
Fat Self-Schema	27% (n=18)	--
EDI Bulimia	1.4 (2.2)	0–9
EDI Body Dissatisfaction	8.6 (6.8)	0–27
EDI Drive for Thinness	5.2 (5.2)	0–21
Binge Eating Scale	10.2 (6.8)	0–24
MEIM	3.3 (0.5)	2.2–4.0
Generational Distance
1st Generation	17% (n=11)	--
2nd Generation	48% (n=32)	--
≥ 3rd Generation	35% (n=23)	--
	EDI Body Dissatisfaction	EDI Drive for Thinness	EDI Bulimia	Binge Eating Score
BMI	.26*	.04	.003	.12
# Positive Self-Schemas	−.25*	−.16	−.10	−.12
# Negative Self-Schemas	.32**	.35**	.34**	.34**
Interrelatedness	.15	.03	.16	.25*
Fat Self-Schemaa	.55**	.50**	.37**	.42**

Note.

^*p < .05,

^**p <0.01;

^aFat self-schema is a dichotomous variable, point-biserial correlations are reported.