TABLE 4.
Prediction of ED symptoms by mentalizing variables, affect regulation and depression.
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| Predictors | β | β | β |
| Age | 0.24∗∗ | 0.13 | 0.23∗∗ |
| Mother’s education | −0.05 | 0.04 | −0.02 |
| Father’s education | −0.18∗ | −0.27∗∗ | −0.13 |
| RF | −0.07 | −0.10 | |
| TAS-20 | 0.51∗∗∗ | 0.24o | |
| EC | −0.26∗∗ | 0.05 | |
| ER | −0.14 | 0.08 | |
| BDI | 0.49∗∗∗ | ||
| R2change | 0.12**a,0.25***b | 0.12***b | 0.0c,0.10***d |
| ΔR2 | 0.37∗∗∗ | 0.24∗∗∗ | 0.49∗∗∗ |
o = 0.0503, ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001. a = R2 in step 1, bR2 in step 2, cR2 in step 3, dR2 in step 4. ED, eating disorder; RF, Reflective Function; TAS, Toronto Alexithymia Scale; ER, Differentiation of Self Inventory – emotional reactivity; EC, Differentiation of Self Inventory – emotional cutoff; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory.