Table 3.
Associations between perceived harassment and self-esteem, depression, and body satisfaction.
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Depression
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Body Satisfaction
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| Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | |||||||
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| Mean (SD) | 17.5 (3.7) | 18.3 (3.4) | 18.1 (5.1) | 15.8 (4.7) | 43.0 (13.1) | 44.7 (13.1) | ||||||
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| β(SE) | t | β(SE) | t | β (SE) | t | β (SE) | t | β(SE) | t | β (SE) | t | |
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| Race-based harassment | −0.38(0.06) | −6.79*** | −0.38(0.05) | −7.26*** | 0.39(0.06) | 6.96*** | 0.45(0.05) | 8.64*** | −0.21(0.05) | −4.07*** | −0.25(0.05) | −4.63*** |
| Weight-based harassment | −0.58(0.05) | −10.95*** | −0.59(0.06) | −10.75*** | 0.51(0.05) | 9.61*** | 0.48(0.06) | 8.56*** | −0.48(0.05) | −9.73*** | −0.48(0.06) | −8.50*** |
| SES-based harassment | −0.50(0.08) | −6.68*** | −0.61(0.07) | −9.36*** | 0.51(0.07) | 6.82*** | 0.58(0.07) | 8.85*** | −0.27(0.07) | −3.83** | −0.25(0.07) | −3.60** |
| Sexual harassment | −0.42(0.06) | −7.31*** | −0.52(0.06) | −8.36*** | 0.55(0.06) | 9.90*** | 0.49(0.06) | 7.78*** | −0.17(0.05) | −3.17** | −0.16(0.07) | −2.44* |
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| Number of harassment types | −0.25(0.02) | −11.88*** | −0.23(0.02) | −11.94*** | 0.26(0.02) | 12.50*** | 0.21(0.02) | 11.36*** | −0.16(0.02) | −7.84*** | −0.13(0.02) | −6.44*** |
Note. Data are presented as standardized regression coefficients (β) and standard errors (SE).
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001 (statistically significant).
All regressions control for age, race/ethnicity, SES, and BMI.