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TABLE 2—

Eating Behaviors of Weight-Teased Young Adult Women Aged 18 to 26 Years by Insult Types Received: 3 Large US Universities, Fall 2009–Spring 2010

	Weight Teasing Insult Types^a			ANCOVA^b
Characteristic (Possible Score Range)	1 Type, Mean ±SD (n = 251)	2 Types, Mean ±SD (n = 158)	3 Types, Mean ±SD (n = 276)	F	P
Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire
Restraint (0–6)	1.31 ±1.41	1.12 ±1.43	2.06 ±1.57	16.43^c ^d ^e	<.001
Eating concerns (0–6)	0.89 ±1.08	0.95 ±1.17	1.61 ±1.28	24.88^c ^d ^e	<.001
Weight concerns (0–6)	2.09 ±1.56	2.18 ±1.56	3.13 ±1.45	20.51^c ^d ^e	<.001
Shape concerns (0–6)	2.43 ±1.58	2.56 ±1.55	3.54 ±1.42	25.60^c ^d ^e	<.001
Binge eating (0–28)	1.49 ±4.09	1.89 ±4.52	2.97 ±5.37	6.75^c ^d	.001
Inappropriate compensatory behaviors
Self-induced vomiting (0–6)	0.31 ±1.23	0.32 ±1.24	0.53 ±1.63	2.66	.07
Misuse of medicine (0–6)	0.21 ±1.00	0.37 ±1.34	0.50 ±1.49	3.89^c ^d	.021
Excessive exercise (0–6)	0.58 ±1.17	0.70 ±1.22	0.83 ±1.50	2.54	.08
Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire
Emotional eating (1–4)	2.19 ±0.71	2.21 ±0.75	2.45 ±0.78	5.82^c ^d ^e	.003
Disinhibited eating (1–4)	2.12 ±0.62	2.21 ±0.63	2.42 ±0.70	12.70^c ^d ^e	<.001
Dichotomous thinking in eating disorders (1-4)	2.79 ±0.77	2.80 ±0.78	2.94 ±0.78	2.96	.052
Perception of Teasing Scale
Weight-teasing frequency (1–5)	1.48 ±0.21	2.13 ±0.45	3.37 ±0.93	534.62^c ^d ^e ^f	<.001
Weight-teasing effect (1–5)	3.12 ±1.22	3.24 ±1.14	4.06 ±0.91	48.78^c ^d ^e	<.001
Body mass index^g	23.00 ±3.53	23.37 ±4.59	25.73 ±5.40	…	…

Note. ANCOVA = analysis of covariance.

^{^a}

Three types of weight-teasing insults were being made fun of because of one’s weight, being called weight-related names (e.g., “fatso”), and being laughed at because of one’s weight.

^{^b}

Analysis of covariance with body mass index and eating disorder diagnosis as covariates.

^{^c}

Significant pairwise differences among the adjusted means for the variety of weight teasing insult types received, as determined by Bonferroni procedure only when a main effect (P < .05) occurred.

^{^d}

Those receiving 1 insult scored significantly lower than those receiving 3 Insults.

^{^e}

Those receiving 2 insults scored significantly lower than those receiving 3 insults.

^{^f}

Those receiving 1 insult scored significantly lower than those receiving 2 insults.

^{^g}

Body mass index defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.