Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Correlations between Study Variables (N = 139)
| Variable | Observed Range | Mean/n (SD/%) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sexa | 106 (76.3%) | - | |||||||
| 2. BMIa | 30.04 – 58.57 | 35.24 (5.03) | .02 | - | |||||
| 3. PTSD Symptom Severitya | 0 – 51 | 11.16 (12.79) | .06 | .16 | - | ||||
| 4. Mindful Attentionb | 1 – 6 | 3.83 (1.21) | .12 | .09 | −.28** | - | |||
| 5. Eating Expectancies-Negative Affectc | 18 – 120 | 56.21 (24.64) | −.10 | .09 | .15 | −.23** | - | ||
| 6. Eating Expectancies-Boredomc | 4 – 28 | 16.29 (5.27) | −.06 | .04 | .01 | −.23** | .53*** | - | |
| 7. Eating Expectancies-Controlc | 4 – 28 | 12.48 (5.68) | .02 | .06 | .17* | −.35*** | .53*** | .20* | - |
Note.
p < .001,
p < .01,
p < .05.
Covariate;
Predictor;
Criterion; Sex: % listed as females (Coded: 0 = male and 1 = female);
BMI = Body Mass Index; PTSD Symptom Severity = Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale-Total Severity Score (Foa, 1995); Mindful Attention = Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (Brown & Ryan, 2003); Eating Expectancies-Negative Affect = Eating Expectancy Inventory-Eating Helps Manage Negative Affect subscale (Hohlstein et al., 1998); Eating Expectancies-Boredom = Eating Expectancy Inventory-Eating Alleviates Boredom subscale (Hohlstein et al., 1998); Eating Expectancies-Control = Eating Expectancy Inventory-Eating Leads to Feeling out of Control subscale (Hohlstein et al., 1998).