RT Journal Article
T1 Emotional intelligence subdimensions as moderators in theassociation between body dissatisfaction and symptoms ofeating disorders among female Mexican adolescents
A1 Castro-López, Violeta R.
A1 Franco-Paredes, Karina
A1 Peláez-Fernández, María Ángeles
A1 Trujillo Chi Vacuán, Eva María
K1 Conducta alimentaria - Trastornos
K1 Inteligencia emocional
K1 Adolescencia - Psicología
AB Objective: Strong empirical research has shown a relationship between body dissatisfaction and symptoms of eating disorders (ED) and the direct and combined influence of emotional factors and dimensions of emotional intelligence (EI) on ED symptoms.However, whether these emotional variables and competencies moderate the well-established relationship between body dissatisfaction and ED symptomatology has not yet been tested. Neither have studies of this nature been performed among highat-risk populations such as Mexican female adolescents. Thus, this research aimed to explore the moderator role of EI subdimensions in the relationship between body dissatisfaction and ED symptoms among female adolescents from Sinaloa, Mexico.Methods: A total of 485 female adolescents aged 14–19 years old (M = 16.81,SD = 1.33) who were students in middle school, high school, and college completed questionnaires about body dissatisfaction, ED symptomatology, and EI. We conducted moderating analyses.Results: Subdimensions of EI significantly moderated the relationship between body dissatisfaction and symptoms of ED. For participants high in body dissatisfaction, lower levels in stress management ability and higher levels in the interpersonal EI and Adaptability EI dimensions were associated with higher levels of EDsymptomatology.Discussion: Subdimensions of EI have an important role in moderating the association between body dissatisfaction and symptoms of ED. The findings of this study contribute to improving the knowledge about the role of emotional competencies inED. Proposals for future research and to improve preventative approaches are discussed.Public Significance Statement: This study shows the moderating role of EI dimensions in the well-established relationship between body dissatisfaction and ED symptomatology. The research was conducted with a population at high risk of ED: femaleadolescents in the northwest ...
PB Wiley
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26507
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26507
LA eng
NO Castro-L opez, V. R., Franco-Paredes,K., Peláez-Fernández, M. A., & Trujillo Chi Vacuán, E. M.(2023). Emotional intelligence subdimensions as moderators inthe association between body dissatisfaction and symptoms ofeating disorders among female Mexican adolescents.International Journal of Eating Disorders,56(4), 770–777.https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23919
NO Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Grant/Award Number: CVU:891475; Programa Estratégico de Formación deDoctores Jóvenes, Universidad.Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026