Table 5 Bivariate correlations between the Chinese-Body Talk Scale and related variables for women (N = 300)

1. C-BTS-Negative fat talk

1

2. C-BTS-Negative muscle talk

.03

1

3. C-BTS-Positive body talk

− .45***

.08

1

4. NBTS-Total

.74***

.08

− .51***

1

5. NBTS-Body concerns

.82***

− .10

− .57***

.90***

1

6. NBTS-Body comparisons

.45***

.28***

− .31***

.86***

.56***

1

7. EDI-BD-Body fat dissatisfaction

.67***

− .02

− .73***

.70***

.77***

.45***

1

8. FMS-Drive for muscularity

.22***

.66***

− .01

.34***

.15**

.47***

.14*

1

9. EDE-QS-Thinness-oriented disordered eating

.62***

.00

− .38***

.68***

.67***

.51***

.59***

.23***

1

10. MOET-Muscularity-oriented disordered eating

.50***

.28***

− .16**

.59***

.50***

.55***

.34***

.49***

.70***

1

11. BAS-2-Body appreciation

− .46***

− .02

.75***

− .57***

− .57***

− .42***

− .73***

− .07

− .55***

− .30***

1

12. FAS-Functionality appreciation

− .19***

.07

.36***

− .24***

− .25***

− .16**

− .35***

.03

− .22***

− .12*

.49***

1

13. BI-AAQ-Body image flexibility

− .56***

− .01

.46***

− .66***

− .65***

− .50***

− .62***

− .16**

− .69***

− .58***

.59***

.34***

1

14. Age

.03

.05

.06

− .01

− .002

− .01

− .02

.06

− .05

.02

.09

.06

.10

1

15. BMI

.51***

.01

− .32***

.35***

.47***

.12*

.55***

.02

.32***

.14*

.34***

− .15*

− .35***

.24***

1

Mean

3.19

2.40

3.50

4.08

3.89

4.28

30.91

3.01

9.84

1.40

3.64

4.31

5.12

29.48

20.32

SD

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.18

1.44

1.22

10.92

0.80

5.99

0.70

0.70

0.44

1.28

7.26

2.12