Anić Petra, Mohorić Tamara, Pokrajac-Bulian Alessandra
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Psychol Rep. 2024 Aug 3:332941241269451. doi: 10.1177/00332941241269451.
This study investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and eating disorder symptoms (EDS) by testing the serial mediation model, with self-esteem and anxiety as mediators. A total of 923 participants (61.9% female) aged 15-60 years completed questionnaires assessing their EI, self-esteem, anxiety, and EDS. Correlational analyses were conducted to assess the relationship between the study variables, and a serial mediation analysis was conducted to test the possible mediating role of self-esteem and anxiety in the relationship between EI and EDS. Correlation analyses revealed significant bivariate relationships between EI, self-esteem, and anxiety, but no significant correlation between EI and EDS. The relationship between EI and EDS was serially mediated by self-esteem and anxiety. High levels of EI were associated with higher self-esteem, which, in turn, was associated with lower anxiety and less EDS. The results offer potential mechanisms that could explain the relationship between EI and EDS and highlight the importance of EI in regulating eating behavior through self-esteem and anxiety.
本研究通过测试以自尊和焦虑为中介变量的系列中介模型，调查了情商（EI）与饮食失调症状（EDS）之间的关系。共有923名年龄在15至60岁之间的参与者（61.9%为女性）完成了评估其情商、自尊、焦虑和饮食失调症状的问卷调查。进行了相关分析以评估研究变量之间的关系，并进行了系列中介分析以测试自尊和焦虑在情商与饮食失调症状关系中可能的中介作用。相关分析揭示了情商、自尊和焦虑之间存在显著的双变量关系，但情商与饮食失调症状之间无显著相关性。情商与饮食失调症状之间的关系由自尊和焦虑依次介导。高情商与更高的自尊相关，而自尊又与更低的焦虑和更少的饮食失调症状相关。研究结果提供了可能解释情商与饮食失调症状之间关系的潜在机制，并强调了情商在通过自尊和焦虑调节饮食行为方面的重要性。
