Table 3.
Negative 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 | |||
| Negative W/S | .379 | < .001 | .232 | < .001 |
| Negative eat | .315 | < .001 | .200 | < .001 |
| Daughters comments n = 1037 | Daughters comments n = 1037 | |||
| Negative W/S | .415 | < .001 | .296 | < .001 |
| Negative eat | .379 | < .001 | .240 | < .001 |
| Sons comments n = 912 | Sons comments n = 912 | |||
| Negative W/S | .291 | < .001 | .268 | < .001 |
| Negative eat | .199 | < .001 | .184 | < .001 |
| K10 | Maternal | Paternal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation coefficient | Significance | Correlation coefficient | Significance | |
| All comments N = 1949 | All comments N = 1949 | |||
| Negative W/S | .311 | < .001 | .199 | < .001 |
| Negative eat | .277 | < .001 | .178 | < .001 |
| Daughters comments n = 1037 | Daughters comments n = 1037 | |||
| Negative W/S | .340 | < .001 | .255 | < .001 |
| Negative eat | .317 | < .001 | .203 | < .001 |
| Sons comments n = 912 | Sons comments n = 912 | |||
| Negative W/S | .222 | < .001 | .184 | < .001 |
| Negative eat | .194 | < .001 | .157 | < .001 |
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