Table 1. Sample Characteristics and Bivariate Associations with Weight Bias and Attitudes (N=4732).
Table 1 shows the descriptive information about the sample, as well as the bivariate relationships between demographic and other descriptors of the sample and implicit and explicit weight bias
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| Continuous Predictors | IAT | Thermometer | Dislike | Willpower | Fear | |
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| Age | Mean= 23.9 | beta= −.002 | beta= −.51 | beta= −.02 | beta= −.02 | beta= −.03 |
| p-value for F-test | SE=.06 | p=.53 | p<.001 | p=.001 | p=.02 | p=.001 |
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| BMI | Mean= 23.3 | beta= −.01 | beta= −.41 | beta= −.02 | beta= .02 | beta= .10 |
| p-value for F-test | SE=.06 | p=.003 | p<.001 | p<.001 | p=.01 | p<.001 |
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| Categorical Predictors | % (n) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) |
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| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 50 (2363) | .40 (.01) | 15.68 (.36) | 2.20 (.03) | 3.66 (.03) | 4.96 (.04) |
| Male | 50 (2369) | .43 (.01) | 16.86 (.47) | 2.38 (.03) | 4.26 (.03) | 4.15 (.03) |
| p-value for F-test | .12 | .03 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | |
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| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Black | 6 (301) | .29 (.03) | 8.62 (1.15) | 1.72 (.05) | 3.43 (.08) | 4.03 (.09) |
| Hispanic | 6 (269) | .44 (.03) | 14.55 (1.36) | 2.18 (.06) | 3.82 (.07) | 4.67 (.10) |
| East Asian | 14 (640) | .39 (.02) | 15.47 (.61) | 2.48 (.05) | 3.73 (.05) | 4.54 (.07) |
| South Asian | 10 (479) | .35 (.03) | 12.57 (.69) | 2.15 (.05) | 3.68 (.06) | 4.60 (.07) |
| White | 65 (2913) | .44 (.01) | 18.12 (.37) | 2.34 (.03) | 4.13 (.03) | 4.60 (.03) |
| p-value for F-test | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | |
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| Born in USA | ||||||
| Yes | 84 (3927) | .43 (.01) | 16.79 (.35) | 2.31 (.02) | 4.01 (.03) | 4.59 (.03) |
| No | 16 (729) | .34 (.02) | 13.82 (.64) | 2.22 (.04) | 3.76 (.05) | 4.37 (.05) |
| p-value for F-test | .001 | <.001 | .08 | <.001 | <.001 | |
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| Parent’s Highest Degree | ||||||
| Doctoral | 38 (1760) | .39 (.01) | 17.34 (.46) | 2.34 (.03) | 3.95 (.03) | 4.51 (.03) |
| Masters | 25 (1178) | .43 (.01) | 17.12 (.58) | 2.34 (.03) | 3.98 (.04) | 4.65 (.04) |
| Bachelors | 22 (1023) | .44 (.02) | 15.68 (.56) | 2.24 (.04) | 4.00 (.05) | 4.57 (.04) |
| < Bachelor | 16 (721) | .44 (.02) | 13.31 (.73) | 2.17 (.04) | 3.96 (.05) | 4.48 (.06) |
| p-value for F-test | .03 | .001 | .001 | .84 | .03 | |
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| Anticipated Specialty | ||||||
| Primary Care | 36 (1558) | .43 (.01) | 14.02 (.42) | 2.14 (.03) | 3.77 (.04) | 4.51 (.04) |
| Specialty | 64 (2746) | .42 (.01) | 17.79 (.48) | 2.38 (.03) | 4.09 (.03) | 4.60 (.03) |
| p-value for F-test | .74 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .09 | |