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Table 1 Mean (SD) scores on causal attribution scales across the three conditions

From: Stigmatizing attitudes towards individuals with anorexia nervosa: an investigation of attribution theory

  

Disorder

Dependent variable

 

Anorexia nervosa

Obesity

Skin cancer

  

n = 48

n = 42

n = 45

ARS

M

38.96

41.52

42.60

(SD)

(9.31)

(8.48)

(10.02)

SDS

M

13.54

16.76

16.64

(SD)

(5.49)

(4.99)

(4.80)

Blame

M

3.33

4.48

3.27

(SD)

(1.58)

(1.04)

(1.54)

Genetic influences

M

4.08

4.86

4.89

(SD)

(1.40)

(1.20)

(1.30)

Social influences

M

6.15

5.48

5.07

(SD)

(.92)

(1.04)

(1.37)

Parental influences

M

4.65

5.12

3.51

(SD)

(1.34)

(1.19)

(1.77)

Personal Choice

M

5.04

5.64

5.42

 

(SD)

(1.60)

(1.10)

(1.10)