Table 5

Variables That Most Affect Body Appreciation in General Sample, Professional Dancers and Non-Professional Dancers, and Statistical Significance

	General sample			Non-professionals
	β	p	95% CI	β	p	95% CI
BMI	-0.034	<.001	[-.050, -.017]	-0.040	<.001	[-.058, -.022]
Maximum primary education	-1.379	<.001	[-2.078, -0.681]	-1.167	.001	[-1.879, -.456]
€24,000-32,000 per year	0.228	.008	[.061, .396]	0.244	.010	[.059, .430]
Diagnosed psychological disorder	-.314	.004	[-.526, -.102]	-0.419	<.001	[-.650, -.188]
Prefer not to answer about psychological disorder	-0.488	.003	[-.814, -.161]	-0.707	<.001	[-1.087, -.327]
Physical disability				0.450	.019	[.075, .825]
Never negative comments about body	0.301	<.001	[.171, .431]	0.241	.001	[.095, .388]
Frequent negative comments about body	-0.364	.003	[-.607, -.122]	-0.437	.002	[-.711, -.163]
Negative comments about body from work or classmates	0.307	.034	[.022, .591]
Frequent positive comments about body	0.275	<.001	[.144, .406]	0.250	.001	[.102, .398]
Very frequent positive comments about body	0.579	<.001	[.360, .799]	0.542	<.001	[.284, .800]
Never viewing pictures/messages in traditional media about body	-0.481	.011	[-.850, -.113]
Frequent viewing of pictures/messages on social media about ideal body				0.197	.009	[.050, .344]
Very frequent viewing of pictures/messages on social media about ideal body	-0.256	<.001	[-.379, -.132]
Aesthetic reason for dieting	-0.670	<.001	[-.977, -.364]	-0.833	<.001	[-1.248, -.417]
Control reasons for dieting	-0.542	.001	[-.865, -.219]	-0.674	.002	[-1.103, -.245]
1-6 months diet				0.419	.046	[.007, .831]
Unspecified reasons for physical change	-0.364	.001	[-.587, -.141]
Oriental dances	-1.005	<.001	[-1.507, -.502]
Ballroom/swing dance	0.606	.035	[.042, 1.171]	0.717	.014	[.143, 1.291]
Wellness physical activity	0.134	.031	[.012, .256]

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