Table 1.

Descriptive data and correlations with WBIS-C scores

	M (SD)	correlation WBIS-C
		r	p
parental education a	3 (2) b	− 0.27 c	< 0.001
T2 BMI-SDS	0.2 (1)	0.43	< 0.001
T2 weight-related teasing d	1.1 (0.32)	0.28	< 0.001
T2 body dissatisfaction e	1.54 (0.75)	0.36	< 0.001
T2 relevance of one’s own figure e	3.07 (0.9)	0.2	< 0.001
T2 self-esteem e	0.6 (0.86)	− 0.05	0.046
T2 depressive symptoms f	2.3 (0.38)	0.24	< 0.001

Note. N = 1,463; WBIS-C weight bias internalization scale, BMI-SDS body mass index standard deviation scores (z-scores)

^a higher values indicate a higher education level, categories of parental education: 1 = no graduation/graduation from a special-needs school/secondary modern school qualification, 2 = secondary school diploma, 3 = higher education entrance qualification, 4 = higher education degree; ^b median and interquartile range; ^c polyserial correlation; range of values: ^d 1–3;^e 1–4;^f 0–3