Table 2 Direct effects of gender role dimensions on outcomes and mediators.

From: The impact of masculinity and femininity on disordered eating symptoms and the mediating role of muscularity ideals

Predictor

Outcome/

Mediator

B

SE

t

p

TMF Femininity

EDE-Q Global score

−0.0139

0.0286

−0.4867

0.6269

 

EDY Mean total score

−0.0442

0.0153

−2.879

0.0043

 

DOS total sum score

−0.1131

0.1179

−0.9594

0.3382

 

MDDI Mean total score

−0.0216

0.0118

−1.8215

0.0696

 

Thinness Ideal

−0.0005

0.0157

−0.031

0.9753

 

Muscularity Ideal

−0.0414

0.0197

−2.1062

0.0361

TMF Masculinity

EDE-Q Global score

0.0319

0.0272

1.1737

0.2415

 

EDY Mean total score

0.0352

0.0147

2.4013

0.017

 

DOS total sum score

0.1115

0.1121

0.9947

0.3208

 

MDDI Mean total score

0.029

0.0112

2.5933

0.01

 

Thinness Ideal

−0.0074

0.0149

−0.496

0.6203

 

Muscularity Ideal

0.0452

0.0187

2.4241

0.016

TMF Gender Trait Differencea

EDE-Q Global score

0.0132

0.0148

0.8911

0.3736

EDY Mean total score

0.0223

0.008

2.8036

0.0054

 

DOS total sum score

0.0635

0.0611

1.0392

0.2996

 

MDDI Mean total score

0.0144

0.0061

2.3573

0.0191

 

Thinness Ideal

−0.0021

0.0081

−0.2537

0.7999

 

Muscularity Ideal

0.0245

0.0102

2.4109

0.0166

  1. Note. B = unstandardized regression coefficient; SE = standard error; t = t-value; p = p-value. Significant p-values (p <.05) are bolded. Controlled for age and sexual orientation. TMF = Traditional Masculinity-Femininity Scale49, EDE-Q = Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire57, EDY-Q = Eating Disorders in Youth-Questionnaire60, DOS = Duesseldorf Orthorexia Scale62, MDDI = Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder Inventory (Zeeck et al., 2018), aGender Trait Difference was calculated as the difference between self-reported Masculinity and Femininity scores, with higher values indicating greater Masculinity relative to Femininity while negative values indicating greater self-perceived Femininity than Masuclinity.
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