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Table 2 Effect of IE on HE mediated through BC and moderated by BS or BMIa

From: Effect of information encounter on concerns over healthy eating– mediated through body comparison and moderated by body mass index or body satisfaction

 

Effect (bp)2

SE

95%CI

p

IE → BC (a)

.17

.04

[.090, .243]

< .001

(BC → HEC)/IE (b)

.20

.05

[.111, .295]

< .001

(IE → HEC)/BC (d)

.12

.04

[.042, .195]

.002

IE → BC → HEC (a*b)

.03

.02

[.008, .081]

.005

IE → HEC (c)

.15

.04

[.054, .253]

< .001

 

BS

Effect (bp)b

Boot SE

95%CI

Conditional indirect effect*

M – 1SD

.05

.02

[.017, .102]

M

.03

.02

[.005, .069]

M + 1SD

.01

.02

[-.021, .049]

 

BMI

Effect (bp)b

Boot SE

95%CI

Conditional direct effect*

Healthy

.04

.05

[-.058, .130]

Unhealthy

.36

.06

[.239, .488]

  1. a IE Information encounter, BC Body comparison, HEC Healthy eating concerns, BS Body satisfaction, BMI Body mass index
  2. b bp stands for percentage coefficient, which is regression coefficient (b) when independent and dependent variables are both on 0–1 percentage scales (ps)