Table 1.

Bivariate and partial correlations (with BMI and age as control variables) of the DOS with subscales and total sum scores of EDI, DKB-35 and BSQ in a sample of young females (N = 197)

Scale	Bivariate correlations			Partial correlations
	N	r	p	df	r	p
EDI-2
Drive for thinness	195	0.65	< 0.001	140	0.70	< 0.001
Bulimia	195	0.31	< 0.001	140	0.28	< 0.001
Body dissatisfaction	192	0.34	< 0.001	140	0.42	< 0.001
DKB-35
Vitality	190	− 0.09	0.205	140	− 0.06	0.493
Self-acceptance	188	− 0.44	< 0.001	140	− 0.48	< 0.001
Body contact	194	− 0.22	0.002	140	− 0.28	< 0.001
Sexual satisfaction	190	− 0.17	0.016	140	− 0.20	0.018
Self-aggrandisement	189	− 0.05	0.516	140	− 0.05	0.531
BSQ	177	0.61	< 0.001	140	0.64	< 0.001

DOS Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale, EDI-2 Eating Disorder Inventory-2, DKB-35 Dresden Body Image Questionnaire, BSQ Body Shape Questionnaire