RT Journal Article
T1 The moderating role of emotional intelligence in the link between self-esteem and symptoms of eating disorders.
A1 Peláez-Fernández, María Ángeles
A1 Romero Mesa, Juana
A1 Franco-Paredes, Karina
A1 Extremera-Pacheco, Natalio
K1 Nutrición - Trastornos
K1 Autoestima
K1 Inteligencia
K1 Emociones
AB Objective: This research aimed to explore the moderating role of emotional intelligence (EI) in the relationship between self-esteem and eating disorders (ED) symptomatology. Method: A battery of online questionnaires was administered to a sample of 516 adults including university students and a community population. The sample, age range of 18–77 years (X=38.90; SD=14.76), was made up of 63% women and32% men. Results: EI moderated the association between self-esteem and ED symptomatology for the total sample. However, a gender-specific analysis showed that the moderation effect was only significant for women. Specifically, when women reported a low level of self-esteem, those with high scores in EI reported lower scores in ED symptoms than those with low EI. Discussion: Our findings are discussed in terms of the need for future research to understand the different gender associations and to consider these differences in further intervention programs for reducing the risk of ED, in which training in emotional skills may be more beneficial for women than men.
PB Wiley
YR 2022
FD 2022-07-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28409
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28409
LA eng
NO Peláez-Fernández, M. A., Romero-Mesa, J., Franco-Paredes, K., & Extremera, N. (2023). The moderating role of emotional intelligence in the link between self-esteem and symptoms of eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56(4), 778–782.
NO This study provides preliminary (and correlational rather than causal) evidence on the potential importance of emotional skills in understanding ED symptoms
NO This research was supported and funded in part by research projects from the University of Málaga and Junta de Andalucía/FEDER (UMA18-FEDERJA-147) and the Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, PAIDI (Andalusian Plan for Research, Development and Innovation), CTS-1048 (Junta de Andalucía). This work was also supported by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (FPU16/02238). Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026