ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2019
Exploring the role of emotional intelligence on disorder eating psychopathology.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Emotional intelligence and eating disorders: a systematic review.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Pooled it
- The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Obesity and Eating Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Mapping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Emotional intelligence and loneliness in eating disorders: a cluster-analytic study across diagnostic categories.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and the Risk of Eating Disorders Among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Motivation for the Use of Social Media and Moderation of Perceived Social Support.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Emotional Intelligence and Behavioural Addictions: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Exploring the association between early adaptive schemas and self-reported eating disorder symptomatology.Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2023Article
- Cognitive and emotional regulation in adolescents and young women with eating disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- From Deficits in Emotional Intelligence to Eating Disorder Symptoms: A Sequential Path Analysis Approach Through Self-Esteem and Anxiety.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors in males: a challenging topic.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aims to explore the role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and specific facets that may underpin the aetiology of disordered eating attitudes and behaviours, as a means to understand what aspects of these deficits to target within treatments.
methodsParticipants were recruited from the UK and Ireland. Among the sample of 355 participants, 84% were women and 16% were men. Regarding age, 59% were between 18 and 29, 30% were between 30 and 49, and 11% were 50 or older. Using a cross-sectional design, participants completed the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test to measure levels of trait EI and The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) as a measure of eating disorder risk and the presence of disordered eating attitudes.
resultsEAT-26 scores were negatively correlated with total EI scores and with the following EI subscales: appraisal of own emotions, regulation of emotions, utilisation of emotions, and optimism. Also, compared to those without an eating disorder history, participants who reported having had an eating disorder had significantly lower total EI scores and lower scores on four EI subscales: appraisal of others emotions, appraisal of own emotions, regulation of emotions, and optimism.
conclusionsConsidering these findings, EI (especially appraisal of own emotions, regulation of emotions, and optimism) may need to be addressed by interventions and treatments for eating disorders. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, descriptive cross-sectional study.
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