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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Nerv Ment Dis. 2011 Jul;199(7):431–435. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318221403d

Table 2.

Correlations among weight-based stigma, self-bias, and physical and clinical measures

BMI SSQ WBIS Q-LES-Q BDI MARS
Age −.05 −.08 −.10 .27* −.18 −.10
BMI −.02 .06 .23 −.01 .11
SSQ .43** −.20 .22 .06
WBIS −.45** .53** .20
Q-LES-Q −.42** −.03
*

significant at the p<.05 level

Note: BMI=body mass index; SSQ=Stigmatizing Situations Questionnaire; WBIS=Weight Bias Internalization Scale; Q-LES-Q=Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Scale-18; and BDI=Beck Depression Inventory