Table 1.
Means, standard deviation in parentheses and F statistics for explicit and implicit attitudes in relation to baseline, celebrity and general public conditions.
| Measure | Baseline | Celebrity | General public | F (d.f., error d.f) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATOP | 60.93 (12.95) |
59.11 (16.94) |
59.32 (16.87) |
0.41 (2, 52) |
| BAOP | 12.11 (4.47) |
12.64 (5.06) |
12.75 (7.33) |
0.14 (2, 52) |
| AFAS | 17.45 (3.43) |
17.93 (3.43) |
17.71 (3.40) |
1.20 (1.5, 37.7) |
| F-Scale | 4.03 (0.47) |
3.98 (0.50) |
3.99 (0.47) |
0.52 (2, 52) |
| Q1 | 7.54 (1.45) |
8.07 (1.33) |
7.75 (1.35) |
4.69 (2, 52) |
| Q2 | 6.50 (2.56) |
6.64 (2.20) |
7.11 (2.13) |
2.1 (1.6, 42.2) |
| IAT D score (m/sec) |
690 (540) |
820 (410) |
770 (400) |
0.36 (2, 52) |
ATOP, Attitudes About Obese Persons Scale; BAOP, Beliefs About Obese Persons Scale; AFAS, Anti-Fat Attitudes Scale; F-Scale, The Fat Phobia Scale short form; IAT: Implicit Attitudes Test modified to assess attitudes towards fatness and thinness; Q1, How insulting do you believe the word fat is?; Q2, How insulting do you believe the word obese is?