Table 2.

Bivariate correlations of demographic, family, and motivation variables with dietary behavior and weight management strategies.

Variable	Healthy WM	Unhealthy WM	Fast Food	Sweetened Beverages	Salty, Sugary Snacks	Fruit and Vegetables
zBMI	0.09	−0.02	0.13	0.21 *	0.07	0.01
Age	−0.03	−0.03	0.06	0.18	−0.04	−0.01
Gender	−0.13	−0.16	0.09	0.27 *	0.17	−0.14
Parent Education	−0.04	−0.02	−0.13	−0.24 *	0.01	0.12
HE Support	0.26 *	−0.12	−0.11	−0.16	−0.12	0.17
Dietary Restriction	−0.14	0.18	0.11	0.18	0.18	−0.10
Health Motivation	0.16	−0.29 **	−0.35 **	−0.24 *	−0.32 **	−0.11
Appearance Motivation	−0.07	0.07	0.03	0.01	0.18	−0.10
Self-Esteem Motivation	0.14	−0.00	−0.21 *	−0.18	−0.08	0.02
Social Motivation	0.20 *	0.09	0.27 *	0.08	0.21 *	−0.14

zBMI: Body Mass Index z-score; HE: Healthy Eating; WM: weight management; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.