Section Philosophy and Social Sciences, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
Section Psychology, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 4;19(23):16245. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192316245.
In contemporary society, following the sudden changes that occur, different forms of addiction are becoming popular. Of note are the new addictions and concepts of poly-dependencies that involve common behaviors and trap people who suffering from them in a vicious circle. The main goal of this study is to investigate the possible mediating role that self-esteem had between trait anxiety and two specific new addictions: compulsive buying behavior and eating disorders. Furthermore, it was verified through a multigroup analysis that trait anxiety had a greater effect on eating disorders in a group of compulsive consumers. Three-hundred and fifty-two participants (67.9% women) were enrolled to participate in this study. The results showed that there was a direct effect of trait anxiety on eating disorders and on compulsive buying behavior; self-esteem mediated the effect of trait anxiety on eating disorders and compulsive buying behavior with specific differences; multi-group analysis showed differences in anxiety's effect on eating disorders between compulsive and non-compulsive consumers; the group of compulsive consumers revealed a significant and stronger effect of trait anxiety on eating disorders in all domains identified. Further research is recommended to better understand the predictors of these disorders and to contribute to a more effective preventive intervention.
在当代社会，随着突然发生的变化，不同形式的成瘾正在流行。值得注意的是新的成瘾和多依赖的概念，涉及常见的行为，使那些受其影响的人陷入恶性循环。本研究的主要目的是探讨自尊在特质焦虑和两种特定的新成瘾之间可能存在的中介作用：强迫性购买行为和饮食失调。此外，通过多组分析验证了特质焦虑对一组强迫性消费者的饮食失调的影响更大。共有 352 名参与者（67.9%为女性）参与了这项研究。结果表明，特质焦虑对饮食失调和强迫性购买行为有直接影响；自尊中介了特质焦虑对饮食失调和强迫性购买行为的影响，存在特定差异；多组分析显示，焦虑对强迫性和非强迫性消费者饮食失调的影响存在差异；在所有确定的领域，强迫性消费者群体的特质焦虑对饮食失调的影响显著且更强。建议进一步研究以更好地了解这些障碍的预测因素，并有助于更有效的预防干预。
