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Table 3 Descriptive statistics and Spearman correlations for the sample without an eating disorder diagnosis history (N = 85)

From: Smartphone and Instagram use, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorders: investigating the associations using self-report and tracked data

Variable

Descriptive statistics

Correlations

M

SD

Min

Max

1

2

3

4

5

6

1. Smartphone use (OBJ)

245.14

141.36

49.71

1120.14

–

     

2. Instagram use (OBJ)

55.79

34.23

5.43

169.71

.287

–

    

3. Instagram % (OBJ)

0.26

0.15

0.03

0.76

− .354*

.717***

–

   

4. Instagram time (SR)

32.20

48.59

2

250

.157

.363*

.221

–

  

5. PIU (SR)

13.56

4.19

6

24

.115

.263

.193

.285

–

 

6. BSQ

76.06

32.59

34

176

.324

.121

− .131

.183

.344*

–

7. EDE-Q: Restraining

2.22

1.34

1

7

.309

.168

− .086

.099

.071

.596***

8. EDE-Q: Eating Concern

1.70

1.10

1

6

.162

.131

.055

.172

.357*

.710***

9. EDE-Q: Weight Concern

2.68

1.52

1

6.60

.389**

.150

− .134

.263

.333

.819***

10. EDE-Q: Shape Concern

2.94

1.58

1

7

.345*

.118

− .179

.160

.311

.900***

11. EDE-Q: Global Score

2.38

1.25

1

6.44

.375*

.172

− .132

.181

.294

.874***

  1. OBJ = tracked data (average minutes of screentime across seven days); SR = self-reported; PIU = problematic Instagram use; BSQ = Body Shape Questionnaire (body dissatisfaction scale); EDE-Q = (Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire; Min and Max = empirical minimum and maximum values, respectively. P-values are adjusted for multiple testing (with Holm’s method). * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001
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Journal of Eating Disorders

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