Table 1.
Pearson product moment correlations, means and standard deviations.
| Variables | Mean | SD | PSS | REST | EC | SC | WC | DEB | COPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSS | 25.75 | 7.84 | 1 | 0.11a | 0.31b | 0.36b | 0.32b | 0.18b | 0.55b |
| REST | 1.11 | 1.22 | 1 | 0.41b | 0.52b | 0.53b | 0.39b | 0.16b | |
| EC | 0.47 | 0.79 | 1 | 0.65b | 0.66b | 0.52b | 0.20b | ||
| SC | 1.88 | 1.51 | 1 | 0.92b | 0.46b | 0.27b | |||
| WC | 1.54 | 1.39 | 1 | 0.45b | 0.26b | ||||
| DEB | 0.47 | 0.76 | 1 | 0.16b | |||||
| COPE | 26.29 | 5.38 | 1 |
Note: n = 416.
PSS, Perceived Stress Scale; REST, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) restraint subscale; EC, EDE-Q eating concern subscale; SC, EDE-Q shape concern subscale; WC, EDE-Q weight concern subscale; DEB, disordered eating behaviours; COPE, composite of six avoidant cope indicators.
a
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed).
b
Correlation is significant at the 0.001 level (two-tailed).