Table 5.
Correlations Between the PACS-3 Subscales and Convergent Measures for Men and Women
| PACS-3 |
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| Proximal |
Distal |
Muscularity |
Total |
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| Measure | Frequency | Direction | Effect | Frequency | Direction | Effect | Frequency | Direction | Effect | Frequency | Direction | Effect |
| PACS | .73**/.71** | .09/.22** | .12/.19** | .54**/.59** | .15/.34** | .25**/.35** | .57**/.35** | .18*/.28** | .25**/.32** | .67**/.65** | .16*/.28** | .23**/.28** |
| UPACS | .65**/.64** | .22**/.38** | .21**/.37** | .62**/.70** | .34**/.47** | .45**/.50** | .62**/.34** | .30**/.36** | .37**/.39** | .70**/.66** | .34**/.45** | .39**/.47** |
| DACS | .50**/.37** | .16*/.06 | .14/.05 | .40**/.35** | .08/.19** | .22**/.18** | .44**/.26** | .10/.15** | .13/.11* | .49**/.39** | .15*/.15** | .18*/.12** |
| EDE-Q Restraint | .27**/.31** | .10/.26** | .12/.2S** | .23**/.41** | .10/.31** | .15/.39** | .22*/.22** | .04/.27** | −01/.31** | .26**/.37** | .12/.30** | .12/.34** |
| EDE-Q Eating Concern | .26**/.39** | .36**/.32** | .39**/.36** | .33**/.43** | .21**/.32** | .34**/.43** | .13/.32** | .26**/.29** | .30**/.33** | .27**/.45** | .33**/.33** | .39**/.41** |
| EDE-Q Shape Concern | .33**/.52** | .46**/.51** | .44**/.52** | .36**/.59** | .39**/.52** | .52**/.61** | .18*/.29** | .35**/.45** | .39**/.48** | .32**/.55** | .45**/.54** | .50**/.60** |
| EDEQ Weight Concern | .32**/.49** | .48**/.52** | .44**/.53** | .38**/.58** | .39**/.49** | .49**/.60** | .19**/.30** | .29**/.43** | .32**/.47** | .33**/.54** | .43**/.53** | .46**/.59** |
| EDEQ Global | .34**/.48** | .39**/.46** | .39**/.48** | .37**/.57** | .31**/.47** | .43**/.58** | .21**/.31** | .27**/.41** | .28**/.45** | .34**/.54** | .38**/.49** | .41**/.55** |
| MBSRQ-AE | −.16*/−.31** | −.53**/−.62** | —.54**/—.61** | −.22**/−.40** | −.40**/−.46** | −.47**/−.54** | −.03/−.16** | −.35**/−.48** | —.41**/—.49** | −.15*/−.34** | −.48**/−.58** | −.55**/−.62** |
| RSES | −.28**/−.29** | −.37**/−.42** | −.44**/−.42** | −.35**/−.39** | −.25**/−.28** | −.39**/−.36** | −.13/−.25** | −.197−.26** | −.33**/−.28** | −.28**/−.37** | −.35**/−.38** | −.46**/−.42** |
| BMI | −.04/.12** | .28**/.39** | .23**/.36** | .00/.10* | .12/.23** | .16/.29** | −.06/−.01 | .04/.15** | .08/.19** | −.03/.09* | .16*/.31** | .17*/.33** |
Note. Correlation coefficients appear before the backslash for men and after for women.PACS-3 = Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-3; PACS = Physical Appearance Comparison Scale; UPACS = Upward Physical Appearance Comparison Scale; DACS = Downward Appearance Comparison Scale; EDE-Q = Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire; MBSRQ-AE = Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire—Appearance Evaluation subscale; RSES = Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; BMI = body mass index.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.