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Exploring the role of emotional intelligence on disorder eating psychopathology
This 2019 study aimed to explore the different facets that may be related to the etiology of disordered eating attitudes and behaviours, looking specifically at emotional intelligence, to find novel and promising therapeutic targets for the future. The participants from the U.K. and Ireland (355 in total, 84% women, 16% men) undertook the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test and The Eating Attitudes Test to assess their trait emotional intelligence and eating disorder risk/disorder eating attitude presence, respectively. The results demonstrated that the EAT-26 scores (test for eating disorder risk/disorder eating attitude presence) were inversely correlated with total emotional intelligence scores and with several of its subscales (appraisal of own emotions, regulation of emotions, utilization of emotions, and optimism). Furthermore, those who reported having had an eating disorder had significantly lower total emotional intelligence (EI) scores and lower scores on 4 EI subscales. These results suggest that emotional intelligence should be considered when developing interventions and treatments for eating disorders. [NPID: diet, emotional eating, eating disorders, emotional intelligence, U.K., Ireland, emotional intelligence, eating attitudes, emotion appraisal, emotion regulation, optimism]
Year: 2019
