Table 3.

Hierarchical regression analysis predicting abnormal eating attitudes/behaviours

Step	Variables	Drive for thinness				Bulimic symptoms
		B	β	R2	ΔR2	B	β	R2	ΔR2
1				.177	.177***			.233	.233***
	Age	− 0.105	− 0.104***			− 0.094	− 0.091***
	BMI	0.218	0.209***			0.128	0.121***
	Psychological distress	0.348	0.343***			0.466	0.451***
2				.224	.047***			.280	.047***
	Age	− 0.099	− 0.098***			− 0.080	− 0.078**
	BMI	0.208	0.200***			0.125	0.118***
	Psychological Distress	0.142	0.141***			0.252	0.244***
	Brooding	0.299	0.301***			0.173	0.171***
	Reflection	− 0.022	− 0.022			0.129	0.127***
	Reappraisal	0.021	0.021			− 0.098	− 0.096**
	Suppression	0.037	0.037			0.110	0.108***

BMI: Body Mass Index

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001