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Table 1 Comparison of the sample’s characteristics across the two studies

From: Goal pursuit increases more after dietary success than after dietary failure: examining conflicting theories of self-regulation using ecological momentary assessment

 

Study

  
 

Dataset 1

Dataset 2

  

Questionnaires

M (SD)

M (SD)

t (df)

p

Age

23.18 (3.64)

22.67 (4.14)

-.86 (164.35)

.390

Body Mass Index

23.11 (3.61)

21.92 (2.72)

-2.46 (167.79)

.015

Years of education

15.38 (2.47)

15.24 (2.76)

.34 (165.67)

.736

Restrained Eating

2.94 (0.68)

2.84 (0.78)

-.84 (163.48)

.400

External Eating

3.17 (0.59)

3.30 (0.66)

1.34 (165.48)

.182

Emotional Eating

2.62 (0.86)

2.70 (0.80)

.66 (172.83)

.513

Stress Eating

3.09 (0.75)

3.11 (0.68)

.14 (172.99)

.892

Food craving

2.87 (0.84)

2.92 (0.96)

.34 (164.47)

.737

Perceived self-regulatory success in dieting

4.06 (0.75)

4.12 (0.67)

.55 (172.95)

.585