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Table 3 Negative weight/shape and eating parent comment associations to daughters and sons on Eating Disorder Symptoms (EDEQ-WS) and psychological distress (K10) measures

From: Exploring associations between positive and negative valanced parental comments about adolescents’ bodies and eating and eating problems: a community study

EDEQ-WS

Maternal

Paternal

Correlation coefficient

Significance

Correlation coefficient

Significance

 

All comments N = 1949

 

All comments N = 1949

 

Negative W/S

.379

< .001

.232

< .001

Negative eat

.315

< .001

.200

< .001

 

Daughters comments n = 1037

 

Daughters comments n = 1037

 

Negative W/S

.415

< .001

.296

< .001

Negative eat

.379

< .001

.240

< .001

 

Sons comments n = 912

 

Sons comments n = 912

 

Negative W/S

.291

< .001

.268

< .001

Negative eat

.199

< .001

.184

< .001

K10

Maternal

Paternal

Correlation coefficient

Significance

Correlation coefficient

Significance

 

All comments N = 1949

 

All comments N = 1949

 

Negative W/S

.311

< .001

.199

< .001

Negative eat

.277

< .001

.178

< .001

 

Daughters comments n = 1037

 

Daughters comments n = 1037

 

Negative W/S

.340

< .001

.255

< .001

Negative eat

.317

< .001

.203

< .001

 

Sons comments n = 912

 

Sons comments n = 912

 

Negative W/S

.222

< .001

.184

< .001

Negative eat

.194

< .001

.157

< .001

  1. Pearson Correlation and bootstrap p-value
  2. Unless otherwise noted bootstrap results are based on 1000 bootstrap samples
  3. W/S Weight Shape comments, EDEQ-WS Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-Weight/Shape Sub Scale, SOBBS Self-Objectification Beliefs and Behaviours Scale, FNE Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, K10 Psychological Distress
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