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Table 3 Descriptive statistics on eating psychopathology, body image, and weight bias internalization-college sample (N = 240)

From: Differences among feminist and non-feminist women on weight bias internalization, body image, and disordered eating

Variable

Total sample

Feminists

Non-feminists

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

BSQ

26.32

10.92

26.85

11.37

24.72

9.39

WBIS-M

3.70

1.27

3.83

1.24

3.32

1.33

EPSI NATO

3.56

3.73

3.28

3.48

4.43

4.33

EPSI BE

11.35

7.33

11.71

7.26

10.28

7.56

EPSI CR

4.80

2.89

4.82

2.89

4.76

2.94

EPSI purging

2.06

3.53

2.17

3.81

1.71

2.42

EPSI restricting

8.83

6.04

9.15

5.93

7.96

6.34

EPSI EE

6.79

5.22

6.59

5.14

7.41

5.51

  1. BSQ Body Shape Questionnaire; WBIS-M Weight Bias Internalization Scale; EPSI Eating Pathology Symptom Inventory; NATO Negative Attitudes Toward Obesity; BE Binge Eating; CR Cognitive Restraint; EE Excessive Exercise; MB Muscle Building