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. 2017 Jul 26;48(4):642–653. doi: 10.1017/S0033291717002008

Table 3.

Pearson correlations of outcome measures with body mass index (BMI), eating pathology, body dissatisfaction, self esteem, comparison behavior and anxiety before the experiment.

Distortion (1AFC) Distortion (MoA) Sensitivity to Weight Loss Sensitivity to Weight Gain Desired change (MoA) Desired-v.-actual discrepancy
AN Con AN Con AN Con AN Con AN Con AN Con
BMI (kg/m2) 0.02 −0.01 −0.22 −0.04 0.02 0.16 0.15 0.43 −0.24 0.67** 0.44* 0.59**
EDE Total 0.09 −0.19 0.12 0.41* 0.23 0.42 0.09 0.08 −0.27 0.46* −0.24 0.63**
EDE Res −0.26 −0.07 −0.14 −0.18 0.25 0.37 −0.17 0.10 −0.20 0.51* −0.34 0.48*
EDE WC 0.27 −0.32 0.26 0.49* 0.13 0.26 0.15 −0.15 −0.13 −0.17 0.04 0.52**
EDE EC 0.07 0.12 0.25 −0.18 0.13 0.05 0.11 0.18 −0.40 −0.24 −0.30 −0.29
EDE SC 0.21 −0.02 0.09 −0.20 0.21 0.35 0.22 0.31 −0.21 −0.30 −0.25 −0.34
EDI-2 DT 0.14 −0.20 0.23 −0.27 0.02 0.43* 0.24 0.05 −0.27 0.43* −0.20 0.51*
EDI-2 BD 0.30 0.04 0.31 −0.12 −0.36 0.30 0.21 0.33 0.47* 0.60* −0.20 0.50*
BIQ-VBD −0.16 −0.14 −0.06 −0.10 0.17 0.08 −0.05 −0.12 0.34 0.40 0.38 0.14
BIQ-NBE −0.12 −0.03 0.07 −0.05 −0.16 0.27 0.11 0.29 −0.29 0.47* −0.25 −0.32
RSE −0.06 0.08 −0.23 0.18 −0.01 −0.28 −0.15 −0.06 0.49* 0.30 0.36 0.27
PACS −0.14 −0.03 0.05 −0.06 0.15 0.39 0.22 0.38 −0.29 0.47* −0.40 −0.36
STAI pre 0.20 0.03 0.28 0.03 −0.26 −0.30 0.08 −0.28 0.42 −0.08 −0.17 −0.01

p = 0.05, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. None of the significant correlations would have survived Bonferroni correction for multiple testing. EDE = eating disorder examination interview (Hilbert & Tuschen-Caffier, 2010; Cooper & Fairburn, 1987), EDE Total,EDE total score; EDE Res, subscale restraint; EDE EC, subscale eating concerns; EDE WC, subscale weight concerns; EDE SC, subscale shape concerns; EDI-2, Eating Disorder Inventory – 2 (Paul & Thiel, 2005); EDI-2-DT, subscale Drive for Thinness; EDI-2-BD, Subscale Body Dissatisfaction; BIQ, Body Image Questionnaire FKB-20 (Clement & Löwe, 1996); BIQ-VBE, subscale vital body dynamics; BIQ-NBE, subscale negative body evaluation; RSE, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (Ferring & Filipp, 1996; von Collani & Herzberg, 2003); PACS, Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (Thompson et al. 1991; Mölbert et al. 2017); STAI, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, State-Form (Laux et al. 1981).