Table 7.
Multiple mediation model of meaning in life between emotional dysregulation and the psychopathology of eating disorders in participants with eating disorders.
| Estimate | SE | z-Value | p | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||
| DER-PIL-EAT | ||||||
| Total effect | 1.136 | 0.138 | 8.220 | <0.001 | 0.846 | 1.404 |
| Direct effect | 0.884 | 0.163 | 5.437 | <0.001 | 0.555 | 1.225 |
| Indirect effect | 0.252 | 0.093 | 2.718 | 0.007 | 0.087 | 0.437 |
| DER-PIL-BAS | ||||||
| Total effect | −0.054 | 0.004 | −7.563 | <0.001 | −0.043 | −0.024 |
| Direct effect | −0.033 | 0.005 | −2.688 | 0.007 | −0.022 | −0.003 |
| Indirect effect | −0.021 | 0.003 | −6.336 | <0.001 | −0.027 | −0.016 |
| DER-PIL-BSL | ||||||
| Total effect | 0.065 | 0.005 | 13.607 | <0.001 | 0.055 | 0.075 |
| Direct effect | 0.040 | 0.005 | 8.162 | <0.001 | 0.031 | 0.050 |
| Indirect effect | 0.025 | 0.004 | 6.874 | <0.001 | 0.019 | 0.033 |
| DER-PIL-HS | ||||||
| Total effect | 0.298 | 0.029 | 10.158 | <0.001 | 0.232 | 0.355 |
| Direct effect | 0.211 | 0.025 | 8.494 | <0.001 | 0.165 | 0.256 |
| Indirect effect | 0.087 | 0.025 | 3.515 | <0.001 | 0.039 | 0.142 |
DER, emotional deregulation; PIL, purpose in life; EAT, eating attitude test; BAS, body areas satisfaction; BSL, borderline symptom list; HS, Hopelessness Scale.