Fig. 2

Body dissatisfaction and relevance of one’s own figure as mediators between self-esteem and WBI in girls / boys. Group sizes: 757girls / 706 boys; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval based on 5,000 bootstrap samples; T1 = first measurement wave, T2 second measurement wave, T3 third measurement wave; WBI = weight bias internalization; *** significant with α ≤ 0.001, ** significant with α ≤ 0.01, * significant with α ≤ 0.01; n.s. = not significant. Consideration of covariates (weight status, parental education, weight-related teasing, depressive symptoms) led to the same result pattern