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Table 3 Internal consistency and intercorrelations among F-EPSI subscales in university men (n = 279) and women (n = 486)

From: Psychometric properties of the Farsi version of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (F-EPSI) among Iranian University men and women

F-EPSI subscales

Cronbach’s Alphas

McDonald’s ω

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1. Body dissatisfaction

.86/.87

.86/.87

–

.59***

.29***

.43***

.45***

.39***

.47***

.38***

2. Binge eating

.86/.87

.86/.87

.51***

–

.30***

.59***

.52***

.44***

.55***

.53***

3. Cognitive restraint

.71/.72

.72/.74

.28***

.19***

–

.25***

.23***

.50***

.33***

.24***

4. Purging

.90/.83

.90/.83

.37***

.51***

.29***

–

.36***

.25***

.33***

.60***

5. Restricting

.73/.77

.74/.77

.26***

.22***

.25***

.18***

–

.32***

.47***

.39***

6. Excessive exercise

.83/.79

.83/.79

.35***

.33***

.49***

.39***

.30***

–

.41***

.47***

7. Negative attitudes toward obesity

.82/.83

.82/.83

.48***

.43***

.27***

.28***

.27***

.31***

–

.37***

8. Muscle building

.88/.84

.88/.85

.26***

.41***

.12**

.53***

.32***

.38***

.20***

–

  1. The values of Cronbach’s Alphas and McDonald’s ω before the slash are for men and the values after the slash are for women. Intercorrelations above the diagonal are for men and below the diagonal are for women
  2. F-EPSI Farsi version of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory
  3. **p < .01; ***p < .001
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