Table 2.
Positive weight/shape and eating parent comment associations to daughters and sons on Eating Disorder Symptoms (EDEQ-WS) and psychological distress (K10) measures
| EDEQ-WS | Maternal | Paternal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation coefficient | Significance | Correlation coefficient | Significance | |
| All comments N = 1949 | All comments N = 1949 | |||
| Positive W/S | .010 | .653 | − .049 | .029 |
| Positive eating | − .030 | .184 | − .038 | .092 |
| Daughters comments n = 1037 | Daughters comments n = 1037 | |||
| Positive W/S | − .140 | < .001 | − .104 | < .001 |
| Positive eating | − .098 | .002 | − .110 | .001 |
| Sons comments n = 912 | Sons comments n = 912 | |||
| Positive W/S | .040 | .223 | .016 | .640 |
| Positive eating | .016 | .626 | .045 | .172 |
| K10 | Maternal | Paternal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation coefficient | Significance | Correlation coefficient | Significance | |
| All comments N = 1949 | All comments N = 1949 | |||
| Positive W/S | − .065 | .004 | − .121 | < .001 |
| Positive eating | − .107 | < .001 | − 102 | < .001 |
| Daughters comments n = 1037 | Daughters comments n = 1037 | |||
| Positive W/S | − .188 | < .001 | − .177 | < .001 |
| Positive eating | − .157 | < .001 | − .159 | < .001 |
| Sons comments n = 912 | Sons comments n = 912 | |||
| Positive W/S | − .031 | .344 | − .062 | .060 |
| Positive eating | − .086 | .010 | − .049 | .142 |
Pearson Correlation and bootstrap p value
Unless otherwise noted bootstrap results are based on 1000 bootstrap samples
W/S Weight Shape comments, EDEQ-WS Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-Weight/Shape Sub Scale, SOBBS Self-Objectification Beliefs and Behaviours Scale, FNE Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, K10 Psychological Distress