Table 3. Mean for each adjective pair of the Fat Phobia Scale.

	Pair of adjectives	Overweight vignette		Normal-weight vignette
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p
1	Lazy…industrious	3.27	.830	2.40	.836	<0.001
2	No will power… has willpower	3.57	.949	2.31	.887	<0.001
3	Attractive…unattractive	3.61	.958	2.26	.874	<0.001
4	Good self-control…poor self-control	3.48	.935	2.37	.876	<0.001
5	Fast…slow	3.82	.977	2.19	.907	<0.001
6	Having endurance…having no endurance	3.87	.995	2.12	.969	<0.001
7	Active…inactive	3.78	.936	2.00	.914	<0.001
8	Weak…strong	3.33	.986	2.43	.887	<0.001
9	Self-indulgent…self-sacrificing	3.52	.918	2.60	.778	<0.001
10	Dislikes food…likes food	4.11	.935	3.26	.865	<0.001
11	Shapeless…shapely	3.67	1.115	1.99	.905	<0.001
12	Undereats…overeats	4.15	.865	2.83	.552	<0.001
13	Insecure…secure	3.44	.983	2.28	.904	<0.001
14	Low-self-esteem…high self-esteem	3.48	.971	2.29	.842	<0.001

n = 2,875.

Scale as presented in the interview, items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, and 12, scored as follows:

1 2 3 4 5, items 1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 13, and 14, score as follows: 5 4 3 2 1.

SD – Standard Deviation.

Fat Phobia Scale (FPS) score of the overweight vignette was from 1 = positive attributes to 5 = negative attributes.