Table 2.
Associations between interest/willingness ratings in potential program features and selected respondent variables.
| Variables | Interesteda or Willingb participants n (%) N=197 | Pearson correlation | ||||
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Age | Education | Body mass index | Stress eatingc |
| Potential psychological outcomes | ||||||
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Feeling more energetic | 144 (73.1) | .23* | .07 | .27* | .10 |
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Feeling less anxious | 132 (67.0) | .04 | .01 | .28* | .21* |
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Feeling less depressed | 124 (62.9) | −.02 | −.06 | .11 | .26* |
| Potential physical outcomes | ||||||
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Losing weight | 124 (62.9) | .03 | −.07 | .45* | .16 |
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Preventing diabetes | 116 (58.9) | .17* | .00 | .24* | .13 |
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Regulating menstrual periods | 104 (52.8) | −.07 | -.09 | .12 | .23* |
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Reducing hirsutism | 104 (52.8) | −.04 | .04 | .23* | .13 |
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Reducing acne | 87 (44.2) | −.27* | .14 | .03 | .18 |
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Becoming pregnant | 45 (22.8) | −.28* | .07 | -.02 | .11 |
| Potential content | ||||||
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Eating a very low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet | 87 (44.2) | .11 | .09 | .08 | .12 |
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Eating a paleo diet or diet with little processed foods, grains, or dairy | 89 (45.2) | .15 | .11 | .10 | .09 |
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Eating a low–glycemic index diet | 87 (44.2) | .21* | .14 | .07 | .13 |
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Getting regular physical activity | 128 (65.0) | .19* | .10 | .04 | −.08 |
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Getting sufficient sleep | 160 (81.2) | .09 | .07 | .14 | .09 |
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Practicing stress-reduction techniques | 146 (74.1) | .18 | .08 | −.02 | −.01 |
| Potential mentoring format | ||||||
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100 (50.8) | .20* | .17 | .16 | −.01 | |
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In-person | 49 (24.9) | −.20* | .09 | −.07 | −.03 |
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Phone | 37 (18.8) | −.12 | .16 | −.13 | .10 |
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Video chat | 26 (13.2) | −.03 | .16 | −.16 | .06 |
| Potential lesson format | ||||||
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Online | 106 (53.8) | .19* | .13 | .21* | .10 |
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In a mobile application on phone | 100 (50.8) | .07 | .08 | .08 | .05 |
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In-person | 37 (18.8) | −.18 | .06 | −.06 | .07 |
*P<.01.
aResponse of at least 6 out of 7 on interest scale.
bResponse of at least 6 out of 7 on willingness scale.
cEating to Cope subscale of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale (PEMS).