Xuchang University.
Complutense University of Madrid.
J Gen Psychol. 2022 Jan-Mar;149(1):97-115. doi: 10.1080/00221309.2021.1915741. Epub 2021 Apr 30.
Adolescents are believed to be susceptible to eating disorders (EDs) due to their serious fear of appearance evaluation from society. Related to this, low body-esteem has been found to be common among individuals with EDs. The present study mainly aimed to explore how emotional intelligence (EI), gender, and body size influence the relationship between body-esteem and EDs risk among adolescents. 128 middle school students classified as obese and 128 age-and gender-matched normal weight controls were included. All participants were asked to fill out self-report measures of body-esteem, EI, and EDs risk. The results showed that (1) both gender and body size directly influenced body-esteem and EDs risk; (2) EI acted as a moderator between body-esteem and EDs risk; and (3) both gender and body size interacted with EI and body-esteem to influence EDs risk. These findings contribute to our understanding of boundary conditions by which low body-esteem leads to EDs among adolescents, and help us to correspondingly conduct targeted intervention of adolescents' EDs.
青少年由于严重担心社会对其外貌的评价，被认为易患饮食失调症（EDs）。与此相关，研究发现，低自尊在 EDs 患者中很常见。本研究主要旨在探讨情绪智力（EI）、性别和体型如何影响青少年自尊与 EDs 风险之间的关系。研究纳入了 128 名肥胖的中学生和 128 名年龄和性别匹配的正常体重对照组。所有参与者都被要求填写自尊、EI 和 EDs 风险的自我报告量表。结果表明：（1）性别和体型直接影响自尊和 EDs 风险；（2）EI 是自尊和 EDs 风险之间的调节因素；（3）性别和体型与 EI 和自尊相互作用，影响 EDs 风险。这些发现有助于我们理解低自尊导致青少年 EDs 的边界条件，并帮助我们相应地对青少年 EDs 进行有针对性的干预。
