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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis

From: Pathways from media attention and peer communication to body dissatisfaction: the moderating role of protective filtering

Variable

M

SD

Correlations

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.Media attention

3.86

0.83

-

      

2. Internalization of media information

3.64

0.73

0.59***

-

     

3.Peer communication

3.83

0.88

0.70***

0.62***

-

    

4.Peer comparison

3.76

0.85

0.71***

0.69***

0.75***

-

   

5.Body surveillance

3.83

0.83

0.66***

0.64***

0.67***

0.78***

-

  

6.Body dissatisfaction

3.62

0.93

0.58***

0.49***

0.58***

0.68***

0.71***

-

 

7.Protective filtering

3.82

0.83

0.34***

0.26***

0.42***

0.35***

0.33***

0.34***

-

  1. Note: ***P < 0.001