Research Article

Media and Cultural Influences in African-American Girls’ Eating Disorder Risk

Table 2

Hypothesis One: simple linear regression with mainstream sociocultural identification as a predictor variable.

Variable F t Sig. (P)95% CI

DT0.450.2012.150.193.490.001** 0.20, 0.65
BD0.370.137.360.122.710.009** 0.10, 0.58
BED symptomatology0.280.084.130.062.030.048* 0.00, 0.52
COMPENSATE0.550.3020.520.284.530.000** 0.32, 0.72

< 0.05. **P < 0.01.
DT: drive for thinness.
BD: body dissatisfaction.
BED symptomatology: Binge Eating Disorder.
CI: Confidence Interval.