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Table 2 Perceived sources of pressure to be a certain weight among normal weight, overweight, and obese female college students.

From: Dieting practices, weight perceptions, and body composition: A comparison of normal weight, overweight, and obese college females

Variable

Frequency "yes" response (%)

X 2

p (weight status)

Self

 

2.5

.29

Normal weighta

50

  

Overweightb

62

  

Obesec

43

  

Media

 

0.9

.63

Normal weighta

39

  

Overweightb

34

  

Obesec

29

  

Friends

 

3.4

.18

Normal weighta

31

  

Overweightb

37

  

Obesec

14

  
  1. Note: X 2 (2, N = 166).
  2. an = 113; bn = 35; cn = 21.
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