The Moderating Effect of Emotional Intelligence in the Relationship Between Body-Esteem and Eating Disorder Tendency

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.04.020

Abstract

Abstract: To explore the relationship between emotional intelligence, body-esteem and eating disorder tendency among adolescents, especially to examine the moderating effect of emotional intelligence, a cluster sampling method was used to investigate 1043 middle school students. The results showed that: 1) BMI, gender, grade and age were all predictors of adolescent eating disorder tendency; 2) body-esteem negatively predicted eating disorder tendency among adolescents; moreover, 3) adolescents’ emotional intelligence moderated the relationship between body-esteem and eating disorder tendency. Specifically, adolescents’ body-esteem negatively predicted their eating disorder tendency, regardless of their emotional intelligence. However, compared with those with high emotional intelligence, the body-esteem of participants with low emotional intelligence was more predictive of their eating disorder tendency.

Key words: adolescents, body-esteem, emotional intelligence, eating disorder tendency

摘要： 采取整群抽样对1043名中学生进行问卷调查，主要探讨身体自尊、情绪智力与青少年进食障碍倾向之间的关系，检验情绪智力的调节作用。结果表明：（1）BMI、性别、年级和年龄均是青少年进食障碍倾向的预测因素。（2）青少年身体自尊负向预测其进食障碍倾向。（3）青少年情绪智力在身体自尊和进食障碍倾向之间起调节作用，具体来说，无论情绪智力高低，青少年身体自尊均显著预测其进食障碍倾向，然而，相对于高情绪智力被试，低情绪智力被试的身体自尊对其进食障碍倾向的预测力更大。

关键词: 青少年, 身体自尊, 情绪智力, 进食障碍倾向

CLC Number:

B849

LI Yongzhan. The Moderating Effect of Emotional Intelligence in the Relationship Between Body-Esteem and Eating Disorder Tendency[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2022, 20(4): 570-576.

李永占. 情绪智力在身体自尊与进食障碍倾向间的调节作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2022, 20(4): 570-576.

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