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Table 2 Gender-specific differences in body dissatisfaction and self-esteem scores and body mass index among 1343 adolescent girls and boys

From: Body dissatisfaction and body mass in girls and boys transitioning from early to mid-adolescence: additional role of self-esteem and eating habits

 

Girls (N = 650)

 

Boys (N = 693)

   
 

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

p

Cohen’s d

BD of EDI

30.6

(12.2)

18.9

(9.5)

< 0.001

1.1*

BMI (kg/m 2 )

20.3

(2.9)

20.3

(3.2)

> 0.05

0.0

RSES

28.0

(5.9)

31.3

(4.8)

< 0.001

0.6**

  1. BD of EDI - Body Dissatisfaction subscale of the Eating Disorder Inventory, BMI - body mass index, RSES - Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.
  2. *Cohen’s d = large.
  3. **Cohen’s d = medium