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Self‐esteem mediates the associations among negative affect, body disturbances, and interpersonal problems in treatment‐seeking obese individuals
Marie L. CaltabianoGianluca Lo CocoSalvatore GulloLaura SalernoRosalia IacoponelliLina A. Ricciardellisubject
Clinical PsychologyInterpersonal relationshipTreatment seekingSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinicamedia_common.quotation_subjectmedicineSelf-esteembody image disturbances interpersonal problems negative affect obesity self-esteemmedicine.diseasePsychologyObesityClinical psychologymedia_commondescription
Background: This study investigated the relationship among negative affect, body image disturbances (BID), and interpersonal problems, and the mediat- ing effect of self-esteem in a group of treatment-seeking obese individuals. Methods: Four hundred twenty-two obese patients (85 males and 337 females) completed standardised measures that assessed negative affect, BID, self-esteem, and interpersonal problems. Results: Structural equation modelling showed that obese individuals with greater negative affect and BID reported higher interpersonal problems and that self-esteem mediated the relationships among negative affect, BID, and interpersonal problems. Conclusions: The mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between interpersonal functioning and psychological distress needs to be considered when selecting psychologically based interventions that aim to improve the well-being of treatment-seeking obese patients.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | Clinical Psychologist |