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Table 3 Pearson correlation matrix of independent variables

From: Correlates of eating disorder pathology in Saudi Arabia: BMI and body dissatisfaction

 

BMI

Body dissatisfaction

Low self-esteem

Lived abroad

Western orientation

Arab orientation

Western–Arab orientation

Perceived stress

Streaming services

Internet

Social media

Overall media use

SES

BMI

1.00

            

Body dissatisfaction

0.27**

1.00

           

Low self-esteem

0.02

0.04

1.00

          

Lived abroad

0.02

0.02

0.23**

1.00

         

Western orientation

− 0.07

0.06

0.06

0.75

1.00

        

Arab orientation

0.03

0.05

− 0.14

0.01

0.27**

1.00

       

Western–Arab orientation

0.07

0.22

0.11

− 0.01

0.75

− 0.56

1.00

      

Perceived stress

− 0.02

0.02

0.01

− 0.16

− 0.09

− 0.06

0.03

1.00

     

Streaming services

0.45**

0.11**

− 0.04

− 0.36**

− 0.42**

0.13

− 0.20

− 0.03

1.00

    

Internet

− 0.09

0.03

− 0.01

− 0.14*

− 0.05

0.12

0.02

0.04

− 0.35**

1.00

   

Social media

0.02

0.02

0.04

− 0.23

0.06

0.04

0.001

0.04

− 0.36**

− 0.35**

1.00

  

Overall media use

0.02

0.02

− 0.04

− 0.23

− 0.06

− 0.06

0.08

0.04

− 0.36**

0.99**

1*

1.00

 

SES

0.04

0.15*

0.35**

0.31

− 0.20*

− 0.08

− 0.21

0.02

0.55**

0.18

0.38*

0.38*

1.00

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, SES socio-economic status
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.001