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Table 2 Self-image and psychiatric symptoms

From: Eating disorders and anabolic androgenic steroids in males - similarities and differences in self-image and psychiatric symptoms

Measure

ED group mean (SD) at intake

AAS group mean (SD) at intake

Confidence Intervals of the difference

p-value for t-tests

t- value (df)

Effect size for comparisons d*

SASB

Self emancipation

27.7 (11.5)

40.6 (17.2)

-23.5 - -2.25

.019

-2,45 (40)

.90

Self affirmation

21.0 (18.4)

33.4 (26.7)

-29.0 - 4.0

.135

-1,53 (40)

.55

Active self-love

24.5 (16.7)

43.9 (23.8)

-34.3 - -4.7

.011

-2,66 (40)

.96

Self-protection

42.1 (14.0)

48.2 (18.2)

-17.6 – 5.4

.292

-1,07 (40)

.38

Self-control

55.8 (21.4)

45.9 (19.4)

-3.6 – 23.4

.146

1.48 (40)

.50

Self-blame

59.2 (29.25)

38.5 (21.8)

4.3 – 37.1

.015

2,55 (40)

.81

Self-hate

56.5 (23.1)

36.9 (20.5)

5.3 – 34.0

.009

2,76 (40)

.90

Self-neglect

38.9 (19.6)

39.1 (23.6)

-15.3 – 15.1

.988

-,02 (40)

.01

SCL-63

Somaticism

1.25 (0.7)

1.32 (0.82)

-.61 - .49

.813

-.24 (39)

.09

Obsession- compulsion

1.86 (0.8)

1.66 (0.93)

-.42 - .83

.514

,66 (39)

.23

Anxiety

1.59 (0.7)

1.65 (0.94)

-.67 - .55

.821

-,23 (39)

.07

Interpersonal sensitivity

1.69 (0.8)

1.46 (0.87)

-.36 - .82

.436

,79 (39)

.28

Depression

1.93 (0.8)

1.74 (0.88)

-.39 - .78

.504

,66 (39)

.23

Hostility

0.73 (0.7)

1.28 (1.12)

-1.26 - .16

.062

-1,93 (39)

.60

  1. Between-group comparisons with two group independent t-tests from intake on the SASB and the SCL-63.
  2. *d < 0.2 indicates no difference, d = 0.2-0.49 indicates a small difference, d = 0.5-0.8 indicates a moderate difference, and d > 0.8 indicates a large difference [55].