Table 3.
Mean differences between patients affected by overweight/obesity with and without a psychiatric diagnosis.
| Scale | Cronbach’s Alpha | without a Psychiatric Diagnosis (n = 63) M (SD) |
with a Psychiatric Diagnosis (n = 47) M (SD) |
p | parn2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHQ-12 total score | 0.86 | 17.83 (5.7) | 19.49 (6.4) | 0.154 | 0.019 |
| DASS-21 Depression | 0.89 | 4.16 (4.6) | 6.4 (5.3) | 0.019 | 0.050 |
| DASS-21 Anxiety | 0.86 | 2.81 (3.5) | 4.06 (4.7) | 0.113 | 0.023 |
| DASS-21 Stress | 0.92 | 5.67 (4.9) | 7.98 (6) | 0.028 | 0.044 |
| Risk Perception | 0.78 | 19.48 (4.2) | 19.96 (4.4) | 0.565 | 0.003 |
| BES | 0.90 | 7.89 (6.9) | 14.4 (11.2) | <0.001 | 0.116 |
| none-to-minimal level | 55 (87.3%) | 32 (68.1%) | |||
| moderate level | 7 (11.1%) | 8 (17%) | |||
| severe level | 1 (1.6%) | 7 (14.9%) | |||
| SC subscale | 0.95 | 2.8 (1.2) | 2.67 (1.1) | 0.564 | 0.003 |
| DERS total score | 0.92 | 71.92 (20.9) | 78.32 (23.8) | 0.138 | 0.020 |
| Non-acceptance of emotional responses | 0.91 | 10.51 (5.1) | 12.70 (6.5) | 0.051 | 0.035 |
| Difficulties engaging in goal-directed behavior | 0.89 | 10.56 (4.9) | 12.49 (5.8) | 0.062 | 0.032 |
| Lack of trust in one’s own emotional regulation skills | 0.84 | 15.89 (6.5) | 17.30 (7.4) | 0.293 | 0.010 |
| Difficulties in controlling behavior | 0.83 | 9.73 (3.8) | 10.43 (5) | 0.410 | 0.006 |
| Difficulties in emotion recognition | 0.74 | 10.41 (4.3) | 9.85 (4.1) | 0.490 | 0.004 |
| Reduced emotional awareness | 0.80 | 7.19 (3.6) | 6.85 (3.1) | 0.606 | 0.002 |
Note. GHQ-12: General Health Questionnaire; DASS-21: Depression Anxiety Stress Scale—21 Items; BES: Binge Eating Scale; SC Subscale: Social Connections Subscale; DERS: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; parn2: partial eta squared—effect size.