Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of baseline demographic and outcome variables by condition for female participants (N=213).
| Variable | Intervention condition | Active waitlist control condition | P value | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 21.05 (1.96) | 21.18 (2.17) | .65 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 20.20 (2.59) | 20.85 (3.32) | .14 | ||
| Race, n (%) | .13 | ||||
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Chinese | 94 (95.9) | 102 (88.7) |
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Malay | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) |
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Indian | 1 (1) | 8 (7) |
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Others | 3 (3.1) | 4 (3.5) |
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| BIQa score, mean (SD) | 2.14 (1.21) | 2.10 (1.17) | .80 | ||
| BASb score, mean (SD) | 3.44 (0.77) | 3.50 (0.75) | .54 | ||
| SCS-SFc score, mean (SD) | 2.88 (0.63) | 2.98 (0.55) | .23 | ||
| SATAQ-4Rd: Internalisation Thin/Low Body Fat score, mean (SD) | 3.15 (0.86) | 3.03 (0.89) | .32 | ||
| SATAQ-4R: peer pressure score, mean (SD) | 2.23 (1.00) | 2.14 (0.98) | .50 | ||
| SATAQ-4R: media pressure score, mean (SD) | 3.26 (1.04) | 3.18 (1.23) | .61 | ||
aBIQ: Body Image Ideals Questionnaire.
bBAS-2: Body Appreciation Scale-2.
cSCS-SF: Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form.
dSATAQ-4R: Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-4 Revised.