Table 2.
Means (SDs) of men’s body dissatisfaction, body compassion and, quality of couple relationship by experimental condition.
| Experimental Condition | MBAS (Muscularity) | MBAS (Low Body Fat) | MBAS (Height) | MBAS (Tot) |
BCS (Defusion) |
BCS (Common Humanity) |
BCS (Acceptance) |
BCS (Tot) |
SD | PD | PPR | RC | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive comment | 2.69 (0.87) | 2.60 (1.19) | 2.49 (1.49) | 2.59 (0.70) | 4.25 (0.74) | 2.00 (0.86) | 3.90 (0.89) | 3.29 (0.43) | 2.58 (0.78) | 2.54 (0.67) | 2.96 (0.83) | 1.98 (1.05) | 35 |
| Negative comment | 2.57 (0.81) | 3.41 (1.37) | 2.85 (1.49) | 2.95 (0.66) | 4.04 (0.70) | 1.91 (0.82) | 3.56 (1.00) | 3.10 (0.40) | 2.66 (0.74) | 2.63 (0.70) | 3.14 (0.62) | 2.20 (1.06) | 33 |
| Control | 2.61 (0.88) | 2.79 (1.01) | 2.17 (1.28) | 2.57 (0.65) | 4.37 (0.64) | 2.05 (1.11) | 3.93 (0.84) | 3.36 (0.52) | 2.59 (0.88) | 2.64 (0.55) | 3.03 (0.76) | 2.22 (1.00) | 33 |
Note: MBAS, Male Body Attitudes Scale; BCS, Body Compassion Scale; SD, Self-disclosure; PD, Partner-disclosure; PPR, Perceived Partner Responsiveness; RC, Relational Communication.