Table 3.
Pearson Correlations examining Within-Person Associations between Weight Conscious Peer Groups and Disordered Eating.
Weight Conscious Peer Group Measures | ||||
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Disordered Eating Measures | Perceived Friend Preoccupation with Weight and Dieting (N=535–561) | Appearance Conversations with Friends (N=569–596) | Friends as a Source of Influence (N=566–592) | Peer Attribution Scale (N=566–593) |
Minnesota Eating Behavior Survey (MEBS) | ||||
Total Score | 0.43** | 0.36** | 0.43** | 0.50** |
Weight Preocc. | 0.37** | 0.31** | 0.41** | 0.41** |
Body Diss. | 0.39** | 0.31** | 0.27** | 0.44** |
Binge Eating | 0.35** | 0.29** | 0.32** | 0.36** |
Eating in the Absence of Hunger (EAH) | ||||
Negative Affect | 0.27** | 0.23** | 0.30** | 0.26** |
External Eating | 0.27** | 0.22** | 0.21** | 0.20** |
Fatigue/Boredom | 0.31** | 0.24** | 0.23** | 0.30** |
Emotional Eating Survey (EES) | ||||
Anxiety, Anger and Frustration | 0.13* | 0.18** | 0.22** | 0.18** |
Depression | 0.25** | 0.27** | 0.25** | 0.25** |
Unsettled | 0.12* | 0.11* | 0.16** | 0.13* |
p< 0.05,
p<0.01