Table 4.
Comparison of study variables before and during lockdown in women (n = 182).
| Study variables | Before |
During lockdown |
p | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| SATAQ-4 | ||||
| Total | 2.45 (0.73) | 2.47 (0.75) | 0.800 | – |
| Thin/low body fat internalization | 3.00 (1.08) | 4.02 (0.88) | <0.001 | 1.18 |
| Muscular/athletic body internalization | 2.82 (0.95) | 2.77 (1.00) | 0.475 | – |
| Pressures: family | 1.84 (1.14) | 1.83 (1.12) | 0.840 | – |
| Pressures: peers | 1.58 (0.94) | 1.58 (0.91) | 0.985 | – |
| Pressures: media | 2.82 (1.40) | 3.03 (1.45) | 0.031 | 0.16 |
| MBSRQ-AS | ||||
| Appearance evaluation | 3.29 (0.79) | 3.38 (0.81) | 0.037 | 0.15 |
| Appearance orientation | 3.54 (0.54) | 3.49 (0.53) | 0.134 | – |
| Body area satisfaction | 3.34 (0.70) | 3.30 (0.70) | 0.390 | – |
| Overweight preoccupation | 2.35 (0.94) | 2.25 (0.85) | 0.074 | – |
| Self-classified weight | 3.13 (0.68) | 3.13 (0.65) | 0.861 | – |
| Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) | ||||
| Total | 66.95 (11.85) | 68.98 (12.67) | 0.024 | 0.17 |
| Physical domain | 70.64 (13.43) | 72.31 (13.57) | 0.121 | – |
| Psychological domain | 61.72 (15.56) | 64.15 (15.81) | 0.022 | 0.17 |
| Social domain | 64.38 (20.51) | 66.35 (22.63) | 0.262 | – |
| Environmental domain | 68.53 (14.11) | 70.36 (14.76) | 0.107 | – |
| Body mass index, lifestyle and self-esteem | ||||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 21.83 (3.04) | 22.02 (3.15) | 0.009 | 0.12 |
| Leisure-time exercise score | 62.41 (43.05) | 56.40 (38.92) | 0.096 | – |
| Sleep duration, hours/day | 7.29 (1.14) | 7.76 (1.17) | <0.001 | 0.40 |
| Time browsing internet, hours/day | 2.84 (1.60) | 3.91 (2.10) | <0.001 | 0.52 |
| Self-rated health | 2.75 (0.75) | 2.71 (0.76) | 0.425 | – |
| Binge drinking | 1.74 (0.77) | 1.82 (0.78) | 0.179 | – |
| Unhealthy nutrition habits | 2.84 (0.61) | 2.49 (0.59) | <0.001 | 0.60 |
| Fast food consumption | 0.57 (0.63) | 0.46 (0.57) | 0.050 | – |
| Disordered eating (EDEQ-6) | 1.43 (1.19) | 1.38 (1.14) | 0.594 | – |
| Self-esteem | 30.10 (5.38) | 30.14 (5.63) | 0.919 | – |
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.