Table 3. Differences between body image aspects and mental self aspects in the groups with different BMI and different weight-related stigmatization experiences—Wilcoxon signed-rank tests.
| Compared variables | Median in the BMI group (interquartile range) | Median in the weight-related stigmatization experiences group (interquartile range) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Excess | No | Yes | |
| Actual body image | 5.0 (2.0) | 8.0 (1.0) | 5.0 (1.0) | 6.0 (2.0) |
| Ideal body image | 4.0 (1.0) | 4.5 (1.5) | 4.0 (1.0) | 4.0 (2.0) |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
| ES = 0.926 | ES = 1.000 | ES = 0.905 | ES = 0.978 | |
| Actual body image | 5.0 (2.0) | 8.0 (1.0) | 5.0 (1.0) | 6.0 (2.0) |
| Reflected body image | 4.0 (1.0) | 7.0 (1.5) | 4.0 (2.0) | 6.0 (2.0) |
| p < 0.001 | p = 0.183 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
| ES = 0.705 | ES = 0.220 | ES = 0.773 | ES = 0.410 | |
| Actual body image | 5.0 (2.0) | 8.0 (1.0) | 5.0 (1.0) | 6.0 (2.0) |
| Ought body image according to men | 4.0 (2.0) | 4.0 (2.0) | 4.0 (2.0) | 3.0 (1.0) |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
| ES = 0.827 | ES = 1.000 | ES = 0.724 | ES = 0.986 | |
| Actual body image | 5.0 (2.0) | 8.0 (1.0) | 5.0 (1.0) | 6.0 (2.0) |
| Ought body image according to women | 3.0 (1.0) | 3.0 (1.5) | 3.0 (1.0) | 3.0 (1.0) |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
| ES = 0.971 | ES = 1.000 | ES = 0.960 | ES = 0.996 | |
| Mental actual self | 82.0 (21.0) | 76.5 (22.5) | 84.0 (18.0) | 77.0 (23.0) |
| Mental reflected self | 88.0 (22.0) | 83.0 (22.0) | 91.0 (22.0) | 83.0 (24.0) |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |
| ES = −0.575 | ES = −0.457 | ES = −0.585 | ES = −0.508 | |
Note:
All p-values significant with the Holm-Bonferroni correction; ES, effect size given by the matched rank biserial correlation.