Table 2

Means (SD) for psychological inventories for experienced bodybuilders, inexperienced bodybuilders, and weightlifters

Scale	Experienced bodybuilders	Inexperienced bodybuilders	Weightlifters
^abSignificantly different at p<0.001 except for SPAS-Fac2, where p<0.05.
BDS, Bodybuilding dependency scale; AIMS, athletic identity measurement scale; SPAS, social physique anxiety scale; SocDp, TrnDp, MstDp, social, training, and mastery dependence; SocId, social identity; Excl, exclusivity; Fac, factor; Listen, listening support; EmotSp, emotional support; EmotChl, emotional challenge; TasApp, task appreciation; TasChl, task challenge; TanAss, tangible assistance; PercAss, perceived assistance; SSS-Tot, total social support.
BDS-SocDp	24.77 (4.43)^ab	19.29 (3.68)^ab	12.91 (4.58)^b
BDS-TrnDp	16.69 (3.07)^a	14.13 (2.94)^a	13.00 (4.83)^a
BDS-MstDp	12.74 (1.38)^a	7.29 (2.29)^a	6.39 (2.50)^a
AIMS-SocId	21.60 (2.96)^a	12.97 (3.58)^a	11.48 (3.12)^a
AIMS-Excl	21.54 (2.84)^ab	14.35 (2.93)^ab	9.96 (4.13)^b
SPAS-Fac1	18.29 (2.83)^ab	14.19 (3.33)^b	16.13 (1.42)^ab
SPAS-Fac2	14.85 (5.00)^a	18.58 (5.71)^a	17.04 (4.41)
EmotChl	18.80 (3.08)^a	16.48 (1.63)^a	17.61 (2.98)
EmotSp	23.63 (3.09)^a	18.68 (4.68)^a	18.30 (3.95)^a
Listen	21.46 (2.85)^a	16.74 (3.02)^a	17.87 (4.31)^a
PercAss	24.31 (3.18)^a	17.29 (4.78)^a	19.17 (3.92)^a
Reality	21.60 (3.58)^a	15.94 (4.49)^a	17.78 (3.54)^a
TanAss	21.34 (2.97)^a	17.48 (1.69)^a	17.48 (3.50)^a
TasApp	23.20 (3.24)^a	17.54 (3.96)^a	18.48 (3.92)^a
TasChl	22.83 (2.96)^ab	16.77 (3.67)^b	19.22 (3.88)^ab
SSS-Tot	176.11(18.26)^a	136.94(22.53)^a	145.78 (26.43)^a