Yılmazer Eda, Türk Fulya, Hamamci Zeynep
Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Beykoz University, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Department of Psychological Guidance and Counselling, Yildiz Technical University, İstanbul, Türkiye.
BMC Psychol. 2025 Jul 1;13(1):713. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02868-w.
Romantic relationship satisfaction has been linked to psychological outcomes, including emotional well-being and eating behaviors. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. This study examines the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies-particularly catastrophizing-in the relationship between romantic relationship satisfaction and eating attitudes.
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 355 university students. Participants completed the Relationship Satisfaction Scale, the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), and the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed using AMOS and R with robust maximum likelihood estimation. Model fit was evaluated using χ2/df, CFI, GFI, RMSEA, and SRMR.
Catastrophizing significantly mediated the relationship between romantic relationship satisfaction and eating attitudes. Romantic relationship satisfaction was negatively associated with catastrophizing (β = -0.18, p = .028), and catastrophizing was positively associated with problematic eating attitudes (β = 0.35, p < .001). The direct effect of romantic relationship satisfaction on eating attitudes was not statistically significant (β = -0.12, p = .104), indicating full mediation. Acceptance did not significantly mediate the relationship (p = .348). Gender differences were observed: women scored significantly higher on rumination, dieting, and bulimia/food preoccupation (p < .05).
These findings highlight the role of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation-specifically catastrophizing-in linking romantic relationship dissatisfaction with disordered eating attitudes. Targeting catastrophizing in interventions may improve both relationship satisfaction and eating behaviors.
浪漫关系满意度与心理结果相关，包括情绪幸福感和饮食行为。然而，这种关系背后的机制仍不清楚。本研究考察了认知情绪调节策略（尤其是灾难化思维）在浪漫关系满意度与饮食态度之间关系中的中介作用。
对355名大学生进行了一项横断面研究。参与者完成了关系满意度量表、认知情绪调节问卷（CERQ）和饮食态度测试-26（EAT-26）。使用AMOS和R进行结构方程建模（SEM），采用稳健最大似然估计。使用χ2/df、CFI、GFI、RMSEA和SRMR评估模型拟合度。
灾难化思维显著中介了浪漫关系满意度与饮食态度之间的关系。浪漫关系满意度与灾难化思维呈负相关（β = -0.18，p = .028），灾难化思维与问题饮食态度呈正相关（β = 0.35，p < .001）。浪漫关系满意度对饮食态度的直接效应无统计学意义（β = -0.12，p = .104），表明完全中介。接受并未显著中介该关系（p = .348）。观察到性别差异：女性在沉思、节食和贪食/食物专注方面得分显著更高（p < .05）。
这些发现凸显了适应不良的认知情绪调节（特别是灾难化思维）在将浪漫关系不满与饮食失调态度联系起来方面的作用。在干预中针对灾难化思维可能会提高关系满意度和饮食行为。
