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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Roles. 2015 Aug 14;73(9):442–452. doi: 10.1007/s11199-015-0533-6

Table 2.

Scale means for key study variables by gender and condition

Women Neutral Images Women Objectifying Images Men Neutral Images Men Objectifying Images
Measure Scale Range Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) η 2
Self-Perception 1 to 9 4.52c (1.18) 5.07b,c (1.74) 6.18a (1.06) 5.48a,b (1.09) .19
Partner Ideal 1 to 9 3.86 (.92) 3.36 (.91) 5.50a (.69) 5.28a (.59) .58
Self-Partner Ideal Discrepancy 8 to −8 .66+b,d (1.26) 1.71+ (1.56) .68a,d (.94) .21a,b (1.35) .16
Body Consciousness 1 to 6 2.64b (.99) 2.90b (1.07) 2.02a (.97) 2.04a (.90) .13

Note. Means sharing the same subscript are not significantly different from each other (Tukey's HSD, p < .05; means with + superscript are significantly different at p <.10). Higher numbers mean larger body size perception of self or partner ideals and greater body consciousness. Positive self-partner ideal scores indicate that participants see their current body size as larger than partner's ideal.