Table 2.
Associations between variables (N = 501)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Cronbach's α | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Attitude | ˗ | 0.80 | ||||||
| 2. Knowledge | 0.50*** | ˗ | 0.78 | |||||
| 3. Barriers | 0.07 | 0.11* | ˗ | 0.78 | ||||
| 4. BES | −0.11* | −0.11* | 0.09* | ˗ | 0.88 | |||
| 5. GSI-K-9 | −0.10* | −0.13** | 0.12** | 0.51*** | ˗ | 0.86 | ||
| 6. TAS-20 | −0.24*** | −0.27*** | 0.12** | 0.43*** | 0.53*** | ˗ | 0.84 | |
| 7. BMI | 0.02 | −0.01 | −0.03 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.01 | ˗ | ˗ |
| 8. Age | 0.03 | −0.04 | 0.14** | −0.12** | −0.10* | −0.04 | 0.02 | ˗ |
Note: * = p < 0.05; **= p < 0.01; ***= p < 0.001
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; BES, Binge Eating Scale; GSI-9-K, global severity index of the Symptom Checklist-K-9; TAS-20, Toronto Alexithymia Scale