Table 2.
Comparison of the study variables between gender groups during the lockdown (n = 230).
| Study variables | Men (n = 48) |
Women (n = 182) |
p | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| SATAQ-4 | ||||
| Total | 2.12 (0.68) | 2.47 (0.75) | 0.004 | 0.48 |
| Thin/low body fat internalization | 3.43 (0.73) | 4.02 (0.88) | <0.001 | 0.69 |
| Muscular/athletic body internalization | 2.82 (1.17) | 2.77 (1.00) | 0.798 | – |
| Pressures: family | 1.58 (0.96) | 1.83 (1.12) | 0.169 | – |
| Pressures: peers | 1.53 (0.75) | 1.58 (0.91) | 0.727 | – |
| Pressures: media | 2.27 (1.27) | 3.03 (1.45) | 0.001 | 0.54 |
| MBSRQ-AS | ||||
| Appearance evaluation | 3.28 (0.73) | 3.38 (0.81) | 0.446 | – |
| Appearance orientation | 3.21 (0.48) | 3.49 (0.53) | 0.001 | 0.54 |
| Body area satisfaction | 3.50 (0.63) | 3.30 (0.70) | 0.064 | – |
| Overweight preoccupation | 1.91 (0.70) | 2.25 (0.85) | 0.013 | 0.41 |
| Self-classified weight | 3.07 (0.74) | 3.13 (0.65) | 0.622 | – |
| Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) | ||||
| Total | 68.68 (15.96) | 68.98 (12.67) | 0.907 | – |
| Physical domain | 74.18 (14.96) | 72.31 (13.57) | 0.407 | – |
| Psychological domain | 63.28 (19.08) | 64.15 (15.81) | 0.747 | – |
| Social domain | 54.86 (27.28) | 66.35 (22.63) | 0.009 | 0.49 |
| Environmental domain | 71.68 (19.50) | 70.36 (14.76) | 0.665 | – |
| Body mass index, lifestyle and self-esteem | ||||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 24.66 (3.89) | 22.05 (3.15) | <0.001 | 0.80 |
| Leisure-time exercise score | 58.77 (47.76) | 56.40 (38.92) | 0.721 | – |
| Sleep duration, hours/day | 7.56 (1.18) | 7.76 (1.17) | 0.304 | – |
| Time browsing internet, hours/day | 5.95 (3.48) | 3.91 (2.10) | <0.001 | 0.83 |
| Self-rated health | 2.85 (0.77) | 2.71 (0.76) | 0.247 | – |
| Binge drinking | 2.00 (0.83) | 1.82 (0.78) | 0.181 | – |
| Unhealthy nutrition habits | 2.56 (0.48) | 2.49 (0.59) | 0.419 | – |
| Fast food consumption | 0.63 (0.64) | 0.46 (0.57) | 0.077 | – |
| Disordered eating (EDEQ-6) | 1.05 (0.79) | 1.38 (1.14) | 0.148 | – |
| Self-esteem | 30.06 (6.12) | 30.14 (5.63) | 0.931 | – |
M = mean; SD = standard deviation; p = statistical significance; d = Cohen's d effect size; SATAQ-4 = Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4; MBSRQ-AS = Multidimensional Body–Self Relations Questionnaire–Appearance Scales; WHOQOL = World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, short version; EDEQ-6 = Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-6.