Table 3 Correlations between variables in male and female university students

 BAS-2

1

−.16* (−0.27, − 0.03)

−.48* (− 0.58, − 0.39)

 Age

−.12* (− 0.24, 0.01)

.05 (− 0.07, 0.17)

−.04 (− 0.16, 0.06)

 BMI

−.26* (− 0.38, − 0.12)

.00 (− 0.14, 0.11)

.09 (− 0.06, 0.18)

 General experience of BAP

−.16* (− 0.27, − 0.03)

1

.43* (0.28, 0.50)

 Personal experience of BAP

−.48* (− 0.58, − 0.39)

.43* (0.28, 0.50)

1

 Comparison

−.42* (− 0.52, − 0.35)

.27* (0.16, 0.39)

.54* (0.46, 0.64)

 SATAQ-Athletic

−.21* (− 0.33, − 0.10)

.09 (− 0.03, 0.20)

.33* (0.23, 0.43)

 SATAQ-Thin

−.39* (− 0.49, − 0.29)

.04 (− 0.08, 0.16)

.29* (0.20, 0.41)

 SATAQ-General

−.18* (− 0.30, − 0,08)

.17* (0.04, 0.27)

.37* (0.26, 0.47)

 Self-esteem

.78* (0.72, 0.83)

−.16* (− 0.28, − 0.05)

−.47*(− 0.57, − 0.39)

 SWLS

.62* (0.53, 0.70)

−.19* (− 0.31, − 0.09)

−.35* (− 0.46, − 0.27)

 PA h/w

.30* (0.20, 0.39)

.08 (− 0.03, 0.21)

−.01 (− 0.11, 0.09)

 Exercise h/w

.29* (0.19, 0.38)

.07 (− 0.04, 0.18)

.06 (− 0.06, 0.18)

 BAS-2

1

−.17* (− 0.26, − 0.09)

−.56* (− 0.61, − 0.50)

 Age

.01 (− 0.07, 0.08)

.04 (− 0.04, 0.15)

−.11* (− 0.19, − 0.03)

 BMI

−.31* (− 0.40, − 0.23)

.08* (− 0.03, 0.16)

.17* (0.07, 0.25)

 General experience of BAP

−.17* (− 0.26, − 0.09)

1

.42* (0.32, 0.46)

 Personal experience of BAP

−.56* (− 0.61, − 0.50)

.42* (0.32, 0.46)

1

 Comparison

−.66* (− 0.70, − 0.60)

.22* (0.13, 0.31)

.60* (0.53, 0.65)

 SATAQ-Athletic

−.06 (− 0.14, 0.01)

.02(− 0.05, 0.11)

.16* (0.07, 0.25)

 SATAQ-Thin

−.37* (− 0.45, − 0.32)

.21* (0.13, 0.29)

.44* (0.38, 0.51)

 SATAQ-General

−.57* (− 0.64, − 0.52)

.13* (0.05, 0.22)

.47* (0.41, 0.53)

 Self-esteem

.80* (0.77, 0.83)

−.16* (− 0.23, − 0.08)

−.46* (− 0.53, − 0.39)

 SWLS

.57* (0.50, 0.64)

−.10* (− 0.17, − 0.01)

−.32* (− 0.40, − 0.24)

 PA h/w

.11* (0.01, 0.22)

.00 (−0.09, − 0.08)

−.03 (− 0.13, − 0.05)

 Exercise h/w

.15* (0.07, 0.23)

−.04 (− 0.11, 0.03)

−.01 (− 0.10, 0.07)