Zerach Gadi
Ariel University, Ariel, 40700, Israel,
Eat Weight Disord. 2014;19(3):337-45. doi: 10.1007/s40519-013-0096-x. Epub 2014 Jan 28.
This study investigated the relationships between pathological narcissism, alexithymia, and disordered eating attitudes among participants of pro-anorexic online communities. Specifically, we explored the possible moderating role of alexithymia in the relationships between narcissistic vulnerability and disordered eating attitudes.
Participants included 97 Israeli female young adults who are active participants in pro-anorexic online communities. These participants completed a battery of self-reported questionnaires: The Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI); The Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26); and The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20).
Narcissistic grandiosity, vulnerability, and alexithymia were positively related to disordered eating attitudes. Alexithymia moderated the relationships between narcissistic vulnerability and the total score of disordered eating attitudes. Furthermore, alexithymia moderated the relationships between both narcissistic vulnerability and grandiosity and the oral control subscale of EAT-26.
These findings highlight the interaction between the pathological narcissism and the fundamental trait of alexithymia that might put individuals at risk for disordered eating.
本研究调查了亲厌食症在线社区参与者的病理性自恋、述情障碍和饮食态度紊乱之间的关系。具体而言，我们探讨了述情障碍在自恋易感性与饮食态度紊乱关系中可能起到的调节作用。
研究对象包括97名活跃于亲厌食症在线社区的以色列年轻女性。这些参与者完成了一系列自我报告问卷：病理性自恋量表（PNI）；饮食态度测试-26（EAT-26）；以及多伦多述情障碍量表（TAS-20）。
自恋夸大、易感性和述情障碍与饮食态度紊乱呈正相关。述情障碍调节了自恋易感性与饮食态度紊乱总分之间的关系。此外，述情障碍调节了自恋易感性和夸大与EAT-26的口腔控制分量表之间的关系。
这些发现凸显了病理性自恋与述情障碍这一基本特质之间的相互作用，这可能使个体面临饮食紊乱的风险。
