Table 2.
Correlations between all study variables
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sex | – | −0.033 | 0.103 | −0.011 | 0.108 | 0.007 | 0.058 |
| 2. Age | −0.066* | – | −0.066 | 0.070 | −0.174** | − 0.038 | −0.041 |
| 3. Stigma | 0.212*** | 0.059* | – | 0.015 | 0.335*** | 0.299*** | 0.313*** |
| 4. Cognitive restraint | 0.174*** | −0.037 | 0.224*** | – | −0.175** | − 0.077 | −0.034 |
| 5. Uncontrolled eating | 0.210*** | −0.084** | 0.244*** | 0.027 | – | 0.618*** | 0.203*** |
| 6. Emotional eating | 0.213*** | 0.016 | 0.278*** | 0.099*** | 0.625*** | – | 0.191*** |
| 7. Perceived stress | 0.069** | 0.018 | 0.254*** | 0.041 | 0.264*** | 0.235*** | – |
Correlations for overweight or obese participants (n = 331) are displayed above the diagonal, and non-overweight participants (n = 1487) are displayed below the diagonal
Categorical variables were dichotomised and coded as 1 and 2 to aid in interpretation. Sex (1 = boy, 2 = girl)
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001