TABLE 2.

Descriptive statistics and bivariate correlations between weight, weight perceptions, body‐related self‐conscious emotions and lifestyle behaviours (Spearman's rho)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1. Weight perception	‐
2. Sex	.093 *	‐
3. Ethnicity	.033	.018	‐
4. BMI	.57 **	−.23 **	.026	‐
5. Shame	.48 **	.36 **	−.009	.26 **	‐
6. Guilt	.46 **	.32 **	.015	.28 **	.74 **	‐
7. MVPA (min/week)	−.068	−.22 **	−.13 **	.11 **	−.15 **	−.016	‐
8. ST (min/week)	.13 **	−.18 **	.11 *	.11 **	.10 *	.018	−.14 **	‐

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; MVPA, minutes of moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity; ST, minutes spent sedentary watching television and using the computer for leisure.

^* p < .05.

^** p < .01.