Table 1. Means, Standard Deviations, t-tests, and Effect Sizes for Racial/ethnic Differences in Thin-ideal Internalization, the Perceived Romantic Appeal of Thinness, Dietary Restriction, and Body Mass Index.

Variable/Measure	Caucasian (n = 676)		African American (n = 140)		t	Cohen’s d
	M	SD	M	SD
SATAQ	3.50	1.09	2.74	1.09	−7.51*	.70
PRATS	3.58	.88	2.93	1.04	−6.87*	.67
DEBQ-R	2.66	.98	2.27	.95	−4.35*	.40
DIS	2.49	.94	2.11	.89	−4.42*	.42
BMI	23.20	4.52	25.68	6.02	4.61*	.47

Note. SATAQ = General Internalization subscale of Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Scale-3; PRATS = perceived romantic appeal of thinness scale; DEBQ-R = Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire—Restraint subscale; DIS = Dietary Intent Scale; BMI = Body Mass Index.

^*p < .001.