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. 2017 Jul 20;8:1248. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01248

Table 3.

Predictors of stature concerns among young adult Chinese women and men.

Men (n = 231)
Women (n = 473)
Block Predictors β 95%CI T f2 β 95%CI T f2
1 Height -0.57 [-1.25, -0.82] -9.51∗∗∗ -0.70 [-1.57, -1.28] -19.67∗∗∗
Weight 0.05 [-0.06, 0.15] 0.84 0.01 [-0.09, 0.11] 0.11

R2 Ch. = 0.31, F(2,228) = 50.16∗∗∗ 0.96 R2 Ch. = 0.49, F(2,470) = 229.01∗∗∗ 0.43

2 Height -0.54 [-1.18, -0.78] -10.27∗∗∗ -0.70 [-1.56, -1.29] -20.68∗∗∗
Weight -0.01 [-0.10, -0.09] -0.13 -0.04 [-0.16, 0.04] -1.19
Mass media pressure 0.34 [0.34, 0.91] 4.28∗∗∗ 0.13 [0.09, 0.48] 2.84∗∗
Interpersonal pressure 0.06 [-0.21, 0.42] 0.68 0.02 [-0.16, 0.23] 0.38
Appearance comparisons 0.03 [-0.40, 0.57] 0.36 0.13 [0.10, -0.70] 2.58

R2 Ch. = 0.47, F(5,225) = 40.37∗∗∗ 1.23 R2 Ch. = 0.56, F(5,467) = 117.18∗∗∗ 0.86

3 Height -0.51 [-1.11, -0.75] -10.38∗∗∗ -0.61 [-1.38, -1.13] -20.25∗∗∗
Weight 0.01 [-0.08, 0.10] 0.27 -0.04 [-0.14, 0.03] -0.13
Mass media pressure 0.22 [0.12, 0.68] 2.81∗∗ 0.09 [0.01, 0.36] 2.09
Interpersonal pressure 0.01 [-0.28, 0.32] 0.12 0.02 [-0.14, 0.20] 0.37
Appearance comparisons -0.04 [-0.60, 0.40] -0.40 0.01 [-0.25, 0.31] 0.22
Body surveillance -0.01 [-0.13, 0.11] -0.22 -0.07 [-0.16, -0.01] -2.14
Body shame 0.02 [-0.10, 0.16] 0.43 0.04 [-0.03, 0.14] 1.31
Stature surveillance 0.37 [0.22, 0.41] 6.42∗∗∗ 0.38 [0.29, 0.41] 11.40∗∗∗

R2 Ch. = 0.56, F(8,222) = 35.31∗∗∗ 1.94 R2 Ch. = 0.67, F(8,464) = 116.37∗∗∗ 1.19

p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.001.