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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Psychol. 2016 Apr;125(3):356–368. doi: 10.1037/abn0000132

Table 3.

Pearson Correlations examining Within-Person Associations between Weight Conscious Peer Groups and Disordered Eating.

Weight Conscious Peer Group Measures

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