Table 6 Bivariate correlations between the Chinese-Body Talk Scale and related variables for men (N = 300)

1. C-BTS-Negative fat talk

1

2. C-BTS-Negative muscle talk

.17**

1

3. C-BTS-Positive body talk

− .45***

− .08

1

4. MBTS-Fat talk

.84***

.23***

− .42***

1

5. MBTS-Muscle talk

.10

.77***

.01

.23***

1

6. EDI-BD-Body fat dissatisfaction

.72***

.14**

− .72***

.71***

.03

1

7. DMS-Drive for muscularity

.19**

.79***

− .14*

.30***

.79***

.18**

1

8. EDE-QS-Thinness-oriented disordered eating

.73***

.29***

− .44***

.74***

.27***

.68***

.41***

1

9. MOET-Muscularity-oriented disordered eating

.54***

.49***

− .25***

.64***

.53***

.45***

.65***

.69***

1

10. BAS-2-Body appreciation

− .45***

− .09

.75***

− .41***

.03

− .74***

− .14*

− .53***

− .31***

1

11. FAS-Functionality appreciation

− .11

− .04

.34***

− .07

.11

− .30***

− .03

− .25***

− .09

.47***

1

12. BI-AAQ-Body image flexibility

− .61***

− .31***

.43***

− .62***

− .33***

− .62***

− .44***

− .75***

− .71***

.52***

.21***

1

13. Age

.12*

− .08

.10

.06

− .04

− .07

− .06

.01

.05

.18**

.11

− .001

1

14. BMI

.55***

− .12*

− .20***

.50***

− .16**

.42***

− .10

.41***

.22***

− .20***

− .02

− .30***

.31***

1

Mean

2.78

3.65

3.46

3.65

4.52

28.56

3.11

8.50

1.38

3.61

4.28

5.10

29.36

22.62

SD

1.16

1.10

1.09

1.58

1.30

9.97

0.82

5.66

0.71

0.67

0.43

1.15

6.81

2.38