Table 2.
Correlations between study variables (n = 1412).
Variables | BMI | TI | MP | ITH | DE | BA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body mass index, kg/m2 (BMI) | 1 | 0.03 | 0.17 ** | 0.28 ** | 0.39 ** | −0.28 ** |
Time browsing internet, hours/day (TI) | 0.04 | 1 | 0.02 | −0.007 | 0.08 * | −0.09 ** |
Media pressures (MP) | 0.11 ** | 0.05 | 1 | 0.45 ** | 0.50 ** | −0.29 ** |
Internalization of thin body (ITH) | 0.22 ** | 0.09 * | 0.31** | 1 | 0.61 ** | −0.34 ** |
Disordered eating (DE) | 0.34 ** | 0.18 ** | 0.34 ** | 0.39 ** | 1 | −0.57 ** |
Body appreciation (BA) | −0.13 ** | −0.05 | −0.16 ** | 0.006 | −0.27 | 1 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01. Correlations between study variables for boys are presented in the lower diagonal while for girls in the upper.