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Table 2 Mean (SD) difference scores on the blame scale, ARS and SDS across the six experimental groups

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

 

Blame

 

Blameworthy

Non-blameworthy

Difference scores

AN1

OB2

SC3

AN1

OB2

SC3

 

n = 26

n = 22

n = 22

n = 22

n = 20

n = 23

Blame Scale

M

1.19

1.45

1.18

-.68

-.70

-.87

(SD)

(1.27)

(1.06)

(1.50)

(1.46)

(1.08)

(1.66)

ARS

M

−5.50

−10.95

−2.41

6.77

7.85

3.74

(SD)

(7.31)

(10.08)

(8.95)

(7.11)

(6.05)

(8.84)

SDS

M

−3.58

−5.91

−2.27

2.50

1.15

1.78

 

(SD)

(2.55)

(5.18)

(4.03)

(4.61)

(1.63)

(2.64)

  1. Positive scores indicate that participants attributed more blame to the target at Time 2 compared to Time 1.
  2. 1 Anorexia Nervosa.
  3. 2 Obesity.
  4. 3 Skin Cancer.