Emotional intelligence and emotional eating patterns: a new insight into the antecedents of eating disorders?

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Leehu Zysberg, Anna Rubanov

Abstract

To examine the association between emotional intelligence (EI) and emotional eating. The authors hypothesized that EI will negatively associate with emotional eating. A correlational study, conducted in a convenience sample. The researchers personally approached working adults in their workplaces. Ninety Israelis, selected to approximate the general working population, filled out EI and emotional eating standard measures, the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale and the Praeger questionnaire. Also gathered were data regarding sex, age, and education. Pearson correlations followed by hierarchical regressions were used to examine the associations between the core measures, controlling for background factors. Findings supported the hypothesis (r = .72; P < .001). Controlling for background factors, the partial correlation was r = .66 (P < .001). Higher scores in the Praeger measure reflect less emotional eating. The authors propose that the present findings may serve future research as well as practitioners interested in identification of at-risk populations or seeking screening measures for the above issue.

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