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Correction to: Eating and Weight Disorders ‐ Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity (2020) https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-01061-9
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The third paragraph of the Results
With regard to the four FOFM subscales, the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were 0.96, 0.91, 0.88, and 0.93 for AE, RE, AS, and AB, McDonald’s omega and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were 0.96 and 0.96, 0.91 and 0.91, 0.88 and 0.88, and 0.93 and 0.93 for AE, RE, AS, and AB, respectively (Table 3).
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With regard to the four FOFM subscales, McDonald’s omega and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were 0.96 and 0.96, 0.91 and 0.91, 0.88 and 0.88, and 0.93 and 0.93 for AE, RE, AB, and AS, respectively (Table 3).
Correction 2
The sixth paragraph of the Results
With regard to AE and AS, there was a significant main effect of group (p < 0.001), and scores in AN-BP (p < 0.001) and in BN/BED (p < 0.001) were significantly higher than those in AN-R.
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With regard to AE and AB, there was a significant main effect of group (p < 0.001), and scores in AN-BP (p < 0.001) and in BN/BED (p < 0.001) were significantly higher than those in AN-R.
Correction 3
The sixth paragraph of the Results
With regard to AB, there was showed a significant main effect of group (p = 0.04), but there was not any significant difference in scores between each pair of the three groups.
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With regard to AS, there was showed a significant main effect of group (p = 0.04), but there was not any significant difference in scores between each pair of the three groups.
Correction 4
Table 3 Explanatory factor analysis and internal consistency of the FOFM
AS: Anxiety about eating with somebody | |||||
I feel anxious when eating around other people | 0.07 | − 0.08 | 0.94 | 0.02 | 0.92 |
I do not like to eat around other people because they might judge me | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.75 | 0.07 | 0.73 |
I do not like to eat in social situations | − 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.84 | -0.03 | 0.76 |
AB: Anxiety about body weight and shape | |||||
Eating makes me anxious because I am afraid I might get fat | 0.09 | − 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.90 | 0.95 |
I worry that eating will make me dissatisfied with my body | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.81 | 0.73 |
If I do not eat much because I am worried about my weight | − 0.01 | 0.14 | − 0.01 | 0.79 | 0.76 |
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AB: Anxiety about body weight and shape | |||||
Eating makes me anxious because I am afraid I might get fat | 0.07 | − 0.08 | 0.94 | 0.02 | 0.92 |
I worry that eating will make me dissatisfied with my body | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.75 | 0.07 | 0.73 |
If I do not eat much because I am worried about my weight | − 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.84 | -0.03 | 0.76 |
AS: Anxiety about eating with somebody | |||||
I feel anxious when eating around other people | 0.09 | − 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.90 | 0.95 |
I do not like to eat around other people because they might judge me | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.81 | 0.73 |
I do not like to eat in social situations | − 0.01 | 0.14 | − 0.01 | 0.79 | 0.76 |
Correction 5
Table 4 Correlation coefficients between each FOFM subscale and other psychological tests
AS | 0.47* | 0.40* | 0.60* | 0.46* |
AB | 0.48* | 0.41* | 0.62* | 0.42* |
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Table 4 Correlation coefficients between each FOFM subscale and other psychological tests
AB | 0.47* | 0.40* | 0.60* | 0.46* |
AS | 0.48* | 0.41* | 0.62* | 0.42* |
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Table 5 Comparison between patients with eating disorders and the healthy control group
AS | 16 (3–21) | 6 (3–19) | < 0.001 |
AB | 12 (3–21) | 3 (3–21) | < 0.001 |
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Table 5 Comparison between patients with eating disorders and the healthy control group
AB | 16 (3–21) | 6 (3–19) | < 0.001 |
AS | 12 (3–21) | 3 (3–21) | < 0.001 |
Correction 7
Table 6 Comparison among patients with eating disorders
AS | 9.5 (3–21) | 18 (3–21) | 18 (10–19) | < 0.001 | ANBP > ANR, BN/BED > ANR |
AB | 8.5 (3–21) | 13.5 (3–21) | 12 (3–20) | 0.04 | n.s |
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Table 6 Comparison among patients with eating disorders
AB | 9.5 (3–21) | 18 (3–21) | 18 (10–19) | < 0.001 | ANBP > ANR, BN/BED > ANR |
AS | 8.5 (3–21) | 13.5 (3–21) | 12 (3–20) | 0.04 | n.s |
Correction 8.
Supplemental Material Table 2 The correlations among four factors
AS | AB | |||
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0.79 | 0.78 | |||
0.70 | 0.71 | |||
AS | 0.79 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 0.66 |
AB | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 1.00 |
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Supplemental Material Table 2 The correlations among four factors
AB | AS | |||
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0.79 | 0.78 | |||
0.70 | 0.71 | |||
AB | 0.79 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 0.66 |
AS | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 1.00 |
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Hiraide, M., Horie, T., Takakura, S. et al. Correction to: Psychometric properties of the fear of food measure in Japanese women. Eat Weight Disord 26, 2427–2428 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-021-01108-5
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