Barberis Nadia, Cannavò Marco, Cuzzocrea Francesca, Saladino Valeria, Verrastro Valeria
Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi MagnaGraecia di Catanzaro, viale Europa, Catanzaro (CZ), Italy.
Dipartimento di Scienze umane, sociali e della salute, Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, viale dell'Università, Cassino (FR), Italy.
Psychol Health Med. 2023 Jul-Dec;28(7):1818-1830. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2023.2175878. Epub 2023 Feb 6.
Past findings highlighted the presence of distress symptoms and poor quality of life in people with endometriosis. Several studies showed that trait Emotional Intelligence (trait EI) is a key component of one's wellbeing, whilst Illness Perceptions may play an important role in psychological distress and perceived quality of life. The current study sought to test the hypothesis that an association between trait EI and Quality of Life in individuals with endometriosis would be mediated by Illness Perceptions, examining also the relations with General Distress (depression, anxiety, and stress). 364 women with endometriosis aged between 18 and 58 years old ( = 33.87; SD = 8.64) filled a protocol to assess Trait EI, Illness Perceptions, General Distress, and Quality of Life. Structural Equation Modelling was used to assess the relationship between the observed variables. Illness Perception was a mediator in the relationship between Trait EI, General Distress, and Quality of Life. Moreover, General Distress was a mediator between Trait EI and Quality of Life, and between Illness Perceptions and Quality of Life. Results showed that both Trait EI and Illness perceptions are key components for levels of distress and quality of life in women with endometriosis.
过去的研究结果突出了子宫内膜异位症患者存在痛苦症状和生活质量较差的情况。多项研究表明，特质情商（trait EI）是一个人幸福感的关键组成部分，而疾病认知可能在心理痛苦和感知生活质量方面发挥重要作用。当前的研究旨在检验这样一个假设：子宫内膜异位症患者的特质情商与生活质量之间的关联将由疾病认知介导，同时还研究了与一般痛苦（抑郁、焦虑和压力）的关系。364名年龄在18至58岁之间的子宫内膜异位症女性（平均年龄=33.87岁；标准差=8.64岁）填写了一份评估特质情商、疾病认知、一般痛苦和生活质量的问卷。采用结构方程模型来评估观测变量之间的关系。疾病认知是特质情商、一般痛苦和生活质量之间关系的中介变量。此外，一般痛苦是特质情商与生活质量之间以及疾病认知与生活质量之间的中介变量。结果表明，特质情商和疾病认知都是子宫内膜异位症女性痛苦程度和生活质量的关键组成部分。
