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Published in final edited form as: Eat Disord. 2011 Oct;19(5):392–402. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2011.609088

TABLE 3.

Comparison of Men and Women’s Mean Stereotype Endorsements for Men

Item	Women M (SD)	Men M (SD)	t-tests	p
Anxious about PA^b	3.4 (1.0)	3.1 (1.0)	t(469) = −2.38	.018
Binge eat^f	1.7 (0.9)	1.9 (1.0)	t(219.34) = −1.81	.070
Conscious about weight^b	2.7 (1.0)	2.6 (0.9)	t(469) = −1.83	.068
Consider taking steroids^m	3.4 (1.0)	2.9 (1.0)	t(470) = −4.55	<.0005
Critical of other men’s PA^m	2.5 (1.1)	2.4 (1.1)	t(470) = −.467	.640
Critical of other women’s PA^f	4.2 (0.9)	4.1 (0.9)	t(470) = −.831	.407
Desire larger breasts/pecks^b	3.5 (1.1)	3.5 (1.0)	t(279.56) = −.110	.913
Driven to be muscular^m	4.2 (0.8)	3.8 (0.8)	t(470) = −5.35	<.0005
Fat^b	2.7 (0.7)	2.8 (0.7)	t(470) = −1.30	.195
Fearful of aging^b	3.3 (1.1)	3.0 (1.0)	t(262.83) = −2.69	.008
Fearful of hair loss^m	4.1 (0.9)	3.6 (1.0)	t(219.66) = −5.29	<.0005
Restrictive with fat intake^b	2.2 (0.9)	2.1 (0.8)	t(470) = −.884	.377
Restrictive with calories^f	2.2 (0.9)	2.1 (0.9)	t(470) = −1.10	.273
Worried about cellulite^f	1.5 (.08)	1.5 (0.9)	t(470) = .677	.499
Worried about love handles^b	2.8 (1.1)	2.5 (0.8)	t(283.31) = −3.26	.001

Note. PA = Physical Appearance.

^b

= calculated in both the SSVM and SSVW totals.

^f

= calculated in SSVW total.

^m

= calculated in SSVM total.