Self‐esteem mediates the associations among negative affect, body disturbances, and interpersonal problems in treatment‐seeking obese individuals

Salerno, Laura; Coco, Gianluca Lo; Gullo, Salvatore; Iacoponelli, Rosalia; Caltabiano, M. L.; Ricciardelli, Lina A.

doi:10.1111/cp.12036

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“…That is, the interpersonal problems latent factor was also a significant mediator as well as a predictor of binge eating psychopathology. This finding is consistent with previous research that showed that higher levels of negative affect are associated with interpersonal difficulties in treatment-seeking individuals with obesity (Carr, Friedman, & Jaffe, 2007;Salerno et al, 2015), accordingly to the eating disorder specific interpersonal model of psychotherapy (Rieger et al, 2010) that posits that negative social interactions both trigger and are triggered by psychosocial distress and dysfunctional eating behaviours. Interestingly, these results suggest that the overeating in treatment-seeking individuals with obesity without BED may be more complexly determined.…”

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Does the Interpersonal Model Generalize to Obesity Without Binge Eating?

Coco

Sutton

Tasca

et al. 2016

Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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The interpersonal model has been validated for binge eating disorder (BED), but it is not yet known if the model applies to individuals who are obese but who do not binge eat. The goal of this study was to compare the validity of the interpersonal model in those with BED versus those with obesity, and normal weight samples. Data from a sample of 93 treatment-seeking women diagnosed with BED, 186 women who were obese without BED, and 100 controls who were normal weight were examined for indirect effects of interpersonal problems on binge eating psychopathology mediated through negative affect. Findings demonstrated the mediating role of negative affect for those with BED and those who were obese without BED. Testing a reverse model suggested that the interpersonal model is specific for BED but that this model may not be specific for those without BED. This is the first study to find support for the interpersonal model in a sample of women with obesity but who do not binge. However, negative affect likely plays a more complex role in determining overeating in those with obesity but who do not binge. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.

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Does the Interpersonal Model Generalize to Obesity Without Binge Eating?

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Tasca

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Euro Eating Disorders Rev

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“…Secondly, the internal consistency of the IIP-32 and its construct validity will be examined. It is expected that patients with eating disorders and obesity would report significantly higher interpersonal difficulties than non-clinical participants; and that high IIP-32 scores will be associated with high psychological distress and low self-esteem levels, consistently with the previous studies on the validity of the IIP (Horowitz et al, 2000 ; Vanheule et al, 2006 ; McEvoy et al, 2013 ; Salerno et al, 2015 ) in both the clinical and non-clinical samples.…”

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“…Both Alden et al ( 1990 ) and Horowitz et al ( 2000 ) reported acceptable internal consistency reliability values, ranging from alpha = 0.72 to 0.85 for the IIP-64, and also good test-retest reliability (range from r = 0.50 to 0.84) (Horowitz et al, 2000 ). The validity of the IIP has been supported in examinations of its associations with different forms of mental disorders, such as anxiety (Salzer et al, 2008 ), depression (Grosse Holtforth et al, 2014 ), eating disorders (Hartmann et al, 2010 ), as well as with psychological distress and global functioning (Horowitz et al, 2000 ; Vittengl et al, 2003 ; Vanheule et al, 2006 ; McEvoy et al, 2013 ), insecure attachment (Haggerty et al, 2009 ), and low self-esteem (Salerno et al, 2015 ). However, psychometric research on the IIP-32 is still a matter of debate (Horowitz et al, 2000 ).…”

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The Italian Version of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-32): Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure in Clinical and Non-clinical Groups

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All versions of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP) are broadly used to measure people's interpersonal functioning. The aims of the current study are: (a) to examine the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Italian version of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems—short version (IIP-32); and (b) to evaluate its associations with core symptoms of different eating disorders. One thousand two hundred and twenty three participants (n = 623 non-clinical and n = 600 clinical participants with eating disorders and obesity) filled out the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems—short version (IIP-32) along with measures of self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, RSES), psychological functioning (Outcome Questionnaire, OQ-45), and eating disorders (Eating Disorder Inventory, EDI-3). The present study examined the eight-factor structure of the IIP-32 with Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM). ESEM was also used to test the measurement invariance of the IIP-32 across clinical and non-clinical groups. It was found that CFA had unsatisfactory model fit, whereas the corresponding ESEM solution provided a better fit to the observed data. However, six target factor loadings tend to be modest, and ten items showed cross-loadings higher than 0.30. The configural and metric invariance as well as the scalar and partial strict invariance of the IIP-32 were supported across clinical and non-clinical groups. The internal consistency of the IIP-32 was acceptable and the construct validity was confirmed by significant correlations between IIP-32, RSES, and OQ-45. Furthermore, overall interpersonal difficulties were consistently associated with core eating disorder symptoms, whereas interpersonal styles that reflect the inability to form close relationships, social awkwardness, the inability to be assertive, and a tendency to self-sacrificing were positively associated with general psychological maladjustment. Although further validation of the Italian version of the IIP-32 is needed to support these findings, the results on its cross-cultural validity are promising.

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“…Researchers have identified a positive relationship between negative affectivity and WFC in all its forms, including emotion‐based (Carlson, 1999). Given the inverse relationship between negative affectivity and self‐esteem (Dunkely, Berg, & Zuroff, 2012; Salerno et al, 2015), a direct relationship between self‐esteem and emotion‐based WFC is plausible. Furthermore, Braunstein‐Bercovitz (2013) found that higher levels of personal empowerment, described as “enhanced self‐esteem and a sense of mastery and autonomy” (p. 95), were related to lower levels of emotion‐based WFC, thereby providing the most direct evidence of a link between these two constructs.…”

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Family Influences on College Students' Anticipated Work‐Family Conflict, Social Self‐Efficacy, and Self‐Esteem

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Kacmarski²,

Firsick

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The Career Development Quart

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The authors sought to test work-family conflict (WFC) theory by examining how family relationships may influence WFC, social self-efficacy, and self-esteem. They developed and tested a structural model of the relationship between family career influence and self-esteem through the mediating variables of anticipated emotionbased WFC, behavior-based WFC, and the cognitive variable of social self-efficacy. Data were collected from 301 college students (208 women, 93 men) and analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results indicated that family career influence positively related to college students' self-esteem through the mediating variables of social self-efficacy and emotion-based WFC. Behavior-based WFC did not function as a mediating variable. When focusing on issues related to students' self-esteem, career counselors should address ways that family influences anticipated emotionbased WFC and use interventions designed to increase social self-efficacy. Future researchers should consider and test additional mediating factors that may help explain how the dimensions of WFC relate to self-esteem.

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Self‐esteem mediates the associations among negative affect, body disturbances, and interpersonal problems in treatment‐seeking obese individuals

Cited by 11 publications

References 69 publications

Does the Interpersonal Model Generalize to Obesity Without Binge Eating?

Does the Interpersonal Model Generalize to Obesity Without Binge Eating?

The Italian Version of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-32): Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure in Clinical and Non-clinical Groups

Family Influences on College Students' Anticipated Work‐Family Conflict, Social Self‐Efficacy, and Self‐Esteem

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