Table 2.
Partial correlations between body image, anxiety, the stop signal task (SST) and emotional eating controlling for age, BMI, and family SES
| Variables | Non-abdominal Obesity | Abdominal Obesity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Image | Body Image | Body Image | ||||
| Cognitive Difference | Expectational Difference | Cognitive Difference | Expectational Difference | Cognitive Difference | Expectational Difference | |
| Trait Anxiety | .010 | .16* | −.03 | .08 | .43** | .59*** |
| State Anxiety | .15* | .25*** | −.07 | −.01 | .37** | .47*** |
| SSACC Shape | .08 | .08 | .06 | .05 | .03 | .15 |
| SSRT Shape | .023 | −.00 | .00 | −.01 | .13 | .16 |
| SSACC Low Calorie | .15* | .08 | .18* | .07 | .20 | .32* |
| SSRT Low Calorie | .16* | .07 | .14† | .09 | .37** | .13 |
| SSACC High Calorie | .24*** | −.01 | .23** | −.07 | .50*** | .40** |
| SSRT High Calorie | .16* | −.03 | .07 | −.15 | .41** | .26† |
| Depression Eating | .07 | .14* | −.05 | .10 | .41** | .28* |
| Anxiety Eating | −.14* | −.01 | −.19* | −.01 | .05 | −.06 |
| Anger/Hostility Eating | −.05 | −.05 | −.09 | −.08 | −.17 | −.11 |
| Positive emotion Eating | −.22** | −.18** | −.24** | −.16* | .11 | −.08 |
Note. Non- abdominal Obesity (n = 168, abdomen circumference ≤ 85 cm); Abdominal Obesity (n = 56, abdomen circumference ≥ 85 cm). SSACC = the stop signal accuracy. SSRT = the stop signal reaction time. † p < .10. *p < .05. **p < .01.***p < .001