Personality traits and risk of eating disorders among Polish women: the moderating role of self-esteem.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Personality traits should be taken into account when diagnosing individuals with disordered eating behaviors in the hope of better understanding their etiology and symptom progression and when planning treatment. The objective of this study was to attempt to determine the moderating role of self-esteem in the relationships between personality traits included in the Big Five model among Polish women and estimated risk of eating disorders.

Methods

The study was conducted among 556 Polish women from Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship. The average age of the women under study was 34 years. A diagnostic survey was used as the research method, and the empirical data were collected using the following research tools: The NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), Rosenberg Self-Es

SUBMITTER: Rachubinska K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644397 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature