Table 3.
Correlations between variables in male and female university students
| BAS | BAP general | BAP personal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male students | |||
| BAS-2 | 1 | −.16* (−0.27, − 0.03) | −.48* (− 0.58, − 0.39) |
| Age | −.12* (− 0.24, 0.01) | .05 (− 0.07, 0.17) | −.04 (− 0.16, 0.06) |
| BMI | −.26* (− 0.38, − 0.12) | .00 (− 0.14, 0.11) | .09 (− 0.06, 0.18) |
| General experience of BAP | −.16* (− 0.27, − 0.03) | 1 | .43* (0.28, 0.50) |
| Personal experience of BAP | −.48* (− 0.58, − 0.39) | .43* (0.28, 0.50) | 1 |
| Comparison | −.42* (− 0.52, − 0.35) | .27* (0.16, 0.39) | .54* (0.46, 0.64) |
| SATAQ-Athletic | −.21* (− 0.33, − 0.10) | .09 (− 0.03, 0.20) | .33* (0.23, 0.43) |
| SATAQ-Thin | −.39* (− 0.49, − 0.29) | .04 (− 0.08, 0.16) | .29* (0.20, 0.41) |
| SATAQ-General | −.18* (− 0.30, − 0,08) | .17* (0.04, 0.27) | .37* (0.26, 0.47) |
| Self-esteem | .78* (0.72, 0.83) | −.16* (− 0.28, − 0.05) | −.47*(− 0.57, − 0.39) |
| SWLS | .62* (0.53, 0.70) | −.19* (− 0.31, − 0.09) | −.35* (− 0.46, − 0.27) |
| PA h/w | .30* (0.20, 0.39) | .08 (− 0.03, 0.21) | −.01 (− 0.11, 0.09) |
| Exercise h/w | .29* (0.19, 0.38) | .07 (− 0.04, 0.18) | .06 (− 0.06, 0.18) |
| Female students | |||
| BAS-2 | 1 | −.17* (− 0.26, − 0.09) | −.56* (− 0.61, − 0.50) |
| Age | .01 (− 0.07, 0.08) | .04 (− 0.04, 0.15) | −.11* (− 0.19, − 0.03) |
| BMI | −.31* (− 0.40, − 0.23) | .08* (− 0.03, 0.16) | .17* (0.07, 0.25) |
| General experience of BAP | −.17* (− 0.26, − 0.09) | 1 | .42* (0.32, 0.46) |
| Personal experience of BAP | −.56* (− 0.61, − 0.50) | .42* (0.32, 0.46) | 1 |
| Comparison | −.66* (− 0.70, − 0.60) | .22* (0.13, 0.31) | .60* (0.53, 0.65) |
| SATAQ-Athletic | −.06 (− 0.14, 0.01) | .02(− 0.05, 0.11) | .16* (0.07, 0.25) |
| SATAQ-Thin | −.37* (− 0.45, − 0.32) | .21* (0.13, 0.29) | .44* (0.38, 0.51) |
| SATAQ-General | −.57* (− 0.64, − 0.52) | .13* (0.05, 0.22) | .47* (0.41, 0.53) |
| Self-esteem | .80* (0.77, 0.83) | −.16* (− 0.23, − 0.08) | −.46* (− 0.53, − 0.39) |
| SWLS | .57* (0.50, 0.64) | −.10* (− 0.17, − 0.01) | −.32* (− 0.40, − 0.24) |
| PA h/w | .11* (0.01, 0.22) | .00 (−0.09, − 0.08) | −.03 (− 0.13, − 0.05) |
| Exercise h/w | .15* (0.07, 0.23) | −.04 (− 0.11, 0.03) | −.01 (− 0.10, 0.07) |
Note: University student sample analyzed as a whole, split on gender. Pearson Chi-square (r) results represent merged data from both exercise science and reference students, with corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI 95%) for correlations. BAS-2 = Body appreciation scale-2. BAP = body appearance pressure. Comparison = physical appearance comparison. SATAQ-4R = Social attitudes towards appearance questionnaire-4 revised with the male and female specific items. SWLS = Satisfaction with life scale. PA h/wk. = physical activity hours per week. Correlation is significant at the *0.05 (2-tailed)