Table 3 Matrix of correlations between the various items on the breast and body image scale 15 days after test result disclosure (N = 517), and distribution of the responses to the various items on the questionnaire (N = 568; bottom of the Table)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1: It’s important to look good | 1 | |||||||||||
2: It’s important that breasts look good | 0.59 | 1 | ||||||||||
3: Attention to appearance | 0.55 | 0.40 | 1 | |||||||||
4: Satisfied with appearance when dressed | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.42 | 1 | ||||||||
5: Feeling feminine | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.73 | 1 | |||||||
6: Conscious about one’s appearance | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 1 | ||||||
7: Satisfied with one’s appearance when undressed | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.34 | 1 | |||||
8: Difficulty in looking at one’s body when undressed (R) | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.42 | 1 | ||||
9: Difficulty in touching breasts (R) | −0.03 | −0.01 | −0.03 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.29 | 1 | |||
10: Satisfied with appearance of breasts | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 1 | ||
11: Breasts feel pleasant | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 1 | |
12: Feeling attractive | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.35 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.37 | 0.60 | 0.41 | 0.21 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 1 |
Mean score | 3.28 | 3.22 | 2.95 | 2.89 | 2.92 | 2.99 | 2.18 | 3.00 | 3.41 | 2.73 | 2.92 | 2.56 |
Standard Deviation | 0.83 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
Median | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
“Strongly disagree”: N (%) | 4 (1) | 6 (1) | 6 (1) | 11 (2) | 8 (1) | 10 (2) | 50 (9) | 26 (5) | 27 (5) | 30 (5) | 10 (2) | 13 (2) |
“Disagree”: N (%) | 25 (4) | 30 (5) | 42 (7) | 54 (10) | 58 (10) | 34 (6) | 132 (23) | 55 (10) | 25 (4) | 58 (10) | 35 (6) | 75 (13) |
“Neither agree nor disagree”: N (%) | 38 (7) | 53 (9) | 81 (14) | 82 (14) | 83 (15) | 90 (16) | 119 (21) | 84 (15) | 50 (9) | 106 (19) | 144 (25) | 158 (28) |
“Agree”: N (%) | 234 (41) | 216 (38) | 276 (49) | 243 (43) | 229 (40) | 228 (40) | 173 (30) | 115 (20) | 44 (8) | 192 (34) | 159 (28) | 194 (34) |
“Strongly agree”: N (%) | 256 (45) | 251 (44) | 154 (27) | 164 (29) | 176 (31) | 184 (32) | 79 (14) | 270 (47) | 404 (71) | 162 (29) | 198 (35) | 106 (19) |
Missing value: N (%) | 11 (2) | 12 (2) | 9 (2) | 14 (2) | 14 (2) | 22 (4) | 15 (3) | 18 (3) | 18 (3) | 20 (4) | 22 (4) | 22 (4) |