Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and correlations of between-participant variables.
| Variable | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age | 53.94 | 6.88 | – | |||||
| 2. BMI | 34.84 | 4.21 | –0.06 | – | ||||
| 3. Group | – | – | –0.07 | 0.03 | – | |||
| 4. Health reason | 3.69 | 0.34 | 0.20* | 0.02 | –0.02 | 0.70 | ||
| 5. Appearance to others | 2.94 | 0.64 | –0.11 | –0.11 | 0.06 | 0.26** | 0.86 | |
| 6. Appearance to self | 1.68 | 0.63 | –0.10 | 0.11 | –0.03 | 0.23** | 0.66** | 0.90 |
SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index.
N = 236. Estimates of internal consistency displayed on diagonal where appropriate. For group, 1 = web only, 2 = discussion, 3 = email.
**
p < 0.001; *p < 0.01.