Fat talk, old talk, or both? Association of negative body talk with mental health, body dissatisfaction, and quality of life in men and women

Table 5 Linear regression primary outcomes in women

Variables	β	t	95% CI	R² change	Adj. R	f^2§
ED pathology					0.57	1.35
BMI	0.19	5.61^a	(0.03, 0.05)	0.10
Fat talk	0.66	7.22^a	(0.50, 0.87)	0.44
Old talk	0.21	1.95	(− 0.002, 0.68)	0.005
Age	− 0.06	− 0.59	(− 0.02, 0.01)	0.03
FTxAge	− 0.18	− 1.40	(− 0.009, 0.002)	0.003
OTxAge	− 0.02	− 0.09	(− 0.008, 0.008)	0.00
Body dissatisfaction					0.59	1.47
BMI	0.26	7.97^a	(0.53, 0.88)	0.14
Fat talk	0.67	7.52^a	(6.77, 11.56)	0.42
Old talk	0.04	0.42	(− 3.49, 5.36)	0.004
Age	− 0.16	− 1.74	(− 0.38, 0.02)	0.02
FTxAge	− 0.20	− 1.66	(− 0.13, 0.01)	0.001
OTxAge	0.22	1.34	(− 0.03, 0.17)	0.002
Depression					0.24	0.34
BMI	0.11	2.56^c	(0.02, 0.15)	0.01
Fat Talk	0.14	1.20	(− 0.35, 1.43)	0.11
Old talk	0.24	1.71	(− 0.21, 3.09)	0.004
Age	− 0.39	− 3.11^b	(− 0.20, − 0.04)	0.13
FTxAge	− 0.08	− 0.51	(− 0.03, 0.02)	0.00
OTxAge	0.06	0.28	(− 0.03, 0.04)	0.00

ED Pathology = eating disorder pathology; BMI = body mass index; FTxAge = fat talk and age interaction; OTxAge = old talk and age interaction
^§Cohen’s f² as estimate of effect size: 0.02 = small, 0.15 = medium, 0.35 = large
^ap < 0.001; ^bp = 0.01; ^cp = 0.05

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